Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 767 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Say the sound): Say the word aloud — does it sound like a noise? (hiss, crunch, boom). Match the sound to what makes it: a bee buzzes, a duck quacks, pakoras sizzle. Use one in a story to make a moment loud and real: Splash! Kabir fell into the pond.

1. 1.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) tick-tock (b) oink (c) vroom
2. 2.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a heavy bag falling
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) achoo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) knock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) crackle
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) meow (b) whoosh (c) achoo
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) the wind (c) a microwave
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a campfire (c) a bee
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) splash (c) teacher
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) kind (c) crunch
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) meow (b) croak (c) chirp
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) buzz (c) chair
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) crackle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) clang (c) quack
22. 22.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a rooster (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
24. 24.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a frog (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pig
25. 25.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a crisp papad (c) pakoras in hot oil
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) woof
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
28. 28.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a campfire (c) a horse
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) roar (c) chair
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) ding-dong
31. 31.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a camera (b) a noisy drinker (c) a doorbell
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) thud
33. 33.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a dog (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) baa (c) kind
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) clang
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) beep (c) green
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) honk (c) river
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) the wind (b) a crisp papad (c) a balloon

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