Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 800 · 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 bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) pop (c) thud
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) baa (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chirp
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) croak (b) sizzle (c) baa
4. 4.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) a microwave
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) river (c) window
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) knock (c) snip
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) woof (c) quickly
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) roar (b) slurp (c) drip
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) clang (c) slurp
12. 12.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) a duck
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) baa
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) vroom (b) roar (c) quack
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
19. 19.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) clang (b) vroom (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) window (c) pencil
22. 22.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a leaking tap (c) a microwave
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) snip (c) green
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pig (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) pitter-patter (c) slurp
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) splash
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tall
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) happy (c) window
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
31. 31.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a frog (b) a rooster (c) a sneeze
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
34. 34.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) a lion
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) river
37. 37.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) slowly (c) green
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crackle (c) teacher
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees

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