Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 809 · 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.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) a doorbell
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) sizzle (b) neigh (c) roar
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) neigh (b) snip (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) croak
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) happy
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
8. 8.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a horse (c) a dog
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hiss (b) pop (c) whoosh
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
14. 14.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a dog
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) thud (c) teacher
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) quack
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) mango (c) chair
19. 19.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a bee (b) a sparrow (c) a visitor at the door
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) neigh (b) boom (c) chirp
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) splash (c) achoo
22. 22.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a microwave (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) ding-dong
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
25. 25.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a snake
26. 26.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sheep (c) raindrops
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
28. 28.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pig (b) a frog (c) an owl
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) green (c) garden
30. 30.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) raindrops (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a doorbell
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) pop
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) drip
35. 35.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a motorbike
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
38. 38.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a frog (c) a jump into a pool
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) quickly (c) table

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