Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 82 · 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 little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) baa
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
3. 3.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sneeze (b) a crisp papad (c) a lion
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) ding-dong (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
6. 6.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a motorbike (c) pakoras in hot oil
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) oink (b) baa (c) beep
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) thud (c) splash
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) honk (c) green
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) neigh
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) beep
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) beep (c) garden
17. 17.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) a cat
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slurp (c) meow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) whoosh (c) happy
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hoot (b) buzz (c) honk
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) boom
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
23. 23.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a pair of scissors
24. 24.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a clock (c) a frog
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) clang (b) oink (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
27. 27.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) the wind (c) a jump into a pool
28. 28.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) thunder (c) a frog
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) quickly (c) gentle
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) woof (c) river
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) honk (b) roar (c) vroom
32. 32.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cat (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) garden (c) tall
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) clang
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) drip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) roar
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) slowly (c) happy

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