Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 819 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) window (c) kind
3. 3.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a snake
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) sizzle (c) drip
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) snip (c) gentle
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
7. 7.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a microwave (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sneeze
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) neigh
9. 9.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a camera (c) a visitor at the door
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crunch (c) teacher
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pop (c) chair
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) roar
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) beep
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) roar (b) sizzle (c) quack
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) hoot
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) click (b) hiss (c) chirp
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hiss (c) teacher
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) pitter-patter (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a cow (c) a dog
22. 22.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) thunder (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
24. 24.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a pair of scissors
25. 25.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) thud
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) table (c) chair
29. 29.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sparrow (b) a duck (c) a snake
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) crackle (c) hoot
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) click (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) mango (c) click
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sheep (b) a cat (c) a noisy drinker
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
35. 35.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) the wind (b) a microwave (c) a motorbike
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) crunch
37. 37.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a noisy drinker (c) a clock
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) clang
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) garden (c) green

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