Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 807 · 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 sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) moo (b) chirp (c) boom
2. 2.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) an owl
3. 3.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a doorbell
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a snake (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
6. 6.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) raindrops (b) a sparrow (c) a car horn
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) baa (c) pop
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) hiss (c) splash
9. 9.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pig (c) a car horn
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
11. 11.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a dog (b) a cow (c) a balloon
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) honk (b) buzz (c) vroom
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
14. 14.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) a camera
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) sizzle (c) slurp
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) tall
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) click (b) neigh (c) boom
19. 19.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) the wind (b) a snake (c) a bee
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) splash (b) hiss (c) croak
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) teacher (c) happy
23. 23.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a balloon (c) the wind
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
27. 27.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) the wind (c) a noisy drinker
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) table (c) kind
29. 29.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a camera (c) raindrops
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) honk (b) vroom (c) ding-dong
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) happy
36. 36.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a motorbike (b) a clock (c) a lion
37. 37.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a frog (b) a doorbell (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) croak (c) chair
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) happy (c) quickly

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