Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 803 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) pop
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) croak (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a noisy drinker (c) an owl
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crackle (c) teacher
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) vroom (b) knock (c) moo
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
9. 9.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) thunder (c) raindrops
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) baa
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) croak (c) mango
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a microwave (b) a car horn (c) an owl
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
15. 15.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sneeze (b) a bee (c) a camera
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) clang
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) thud (c) crunch
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) pencil (c) yellow
22. 22.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
23. 23.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) vroom
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) mango (c) quickly
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
27. 27.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a sheep (c) thunder
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) whoosh (c) tall
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) hoot
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) buzz
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) vroom
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) drip
33. 33.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) hoot
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crackle (b) vroom (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) window (c) mango
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) pitter-patter (c) neigh
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
40. 40.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) the wind (c) a visitor at the door

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