Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 775 · 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) hiss (b) crackle (c) hoot
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) hoot
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chair (c) vroom
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) window (c) teacher
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a pig (b) a lion (c) a sparrow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) roar
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) sizzle (b) meow (c) buzz
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) table (c) tall
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) river
12. 12.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) raindrops (c) a bee
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) sizzle
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
16. 16.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) pakoras in hot oil
17. 17.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sneeze
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) beep (b) honk (c) drip
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) snip
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
22. 22.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sheep (b) a clock (c) a duck
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) woof (b) crunch (c) snip
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
26. 26.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slurp (c) kind
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) pitter-patter (c) slurp
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hoot (b) honk (c) buzz
31. 31.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) crackle (b) beep (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) quickly (c) teacher
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) snip (c) woof
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) pop
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) boom
38. 38.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) thunder
39. 39.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a camera
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) sizzle

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