Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 768 · 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) thud (b) vroom (c) roar
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) meow (b) boom (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) thud
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) drip
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) quack
6. 6.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) pakoras in hot oil
7. 7.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a snake (c) the wind
8. 8.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sheep (b) a rooster (c) a visitor at the door
9. 9.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a microwave (b) a clock (c) a heavy bag falling
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) beep (b) baa (c) thud
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) croak
12. 12.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a bee (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a camera
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) kind (c) slurp
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) woof
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) achoo
16. 16.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a pig (c) a campfire
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) splash (c) vroom
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
19. 19.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a camera (c) a bee
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) tall
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) snip (c) river
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) slurp (b) moo (c) quack
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) meow (c) chirp
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) knock (c) quickly
27. 27.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) the wind (c) a balloon
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) woof (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) crunch
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) moo (c) chirp
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) roar
33. 33.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a microwave (c) a bee
34. 34.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a rooster (b) thunder (c) a sheep
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) tall (c) quickly
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) beep

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