Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 770 · 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.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a duck (b) raindrops (c) pakoras in hot oil
2. 2.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a clock (c) a sheep
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) a campfire
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) crunch (c) hoot
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) boom
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) a horse
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) tick-tock
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slurp (c) happy
10. 10.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a leaking tap
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) buzz (c) hoot
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) pitter-patter (c) neigh
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) yellow (c) table
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) click (c) clang
15. 15.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sneeze (b) a heavy bag falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
18. 18.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a bee
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) roar
21. 21.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a microwave (b) a clock (c) a duck
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) kind (c) happy
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) mango (c) yellow
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
25. 25.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) croak (c) hoot
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) knock (b) vroom (c) buzz
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) baa
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) splash (b) click (c) roar
30. 30.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a dog (b) a frog (c) a sheep
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) achoo (b) neigh (c) moo
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) drip (c) slurp
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) croak (c) vroom
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) boom (b) crackle (c) quack
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) crackle
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) click
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chirp (c) table
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) pop
39. 39.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) raindrops (c) a crisp papad
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp

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