Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 771 · 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?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) croak
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) roar
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a dog (c) a steel plate falling
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hoot (c) sizzle
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) quickly (c) chair
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) buzz
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) clang (c) drip
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pencil (c) sizzle
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) thud
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) pencil
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) croak (b) crunch (c) drip
18. 18.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) meow
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) gentle (c) table
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thud (b) vroom (c) snip
24. 24.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a sparrow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) honk (c) river
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) vroom
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) gentle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) river (c) window
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) chirp
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) moo
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) drip (b) buzz (c) knock
33. 33.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a sheep
34. 34.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) a cow
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) vroom (c) neigh
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) table (c) window
37. 37.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tick-tock (c) teacher
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) boom (c) window
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pitter-patter (b) honk (c) croak

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