Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 820 · 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 “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a camera (c) a frog
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) pitter-patter (b) chirp (c) baa
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) window (c) tall
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sneeze
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
8. 8.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a rooster (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hiss (c) chair
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) beep (c) click
11. 11.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
12. 12.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a noisy drinker (c) raindrops
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) clang (b) click (c) neigh
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) gentle (c) river
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) woof
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) knock
17. 17.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) thunder (b) a pair of scissors (c) a rooster
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) drip
19. 19.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) raindrops (b) thunder (c) a noisy drinker
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) garden (c) quickly
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) click
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) hoot
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) splash (b) ding-dong (c) drip
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) pencil
28. 28.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a visitor at the door (c) a horse
29. 29.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a clock (b) a frog (c) a camera
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) buzz
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) buzz (b) pop (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
34. 34.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a lion (b) a visitor at the door (c) a clock
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) chirp
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) crunch (b) baa (c) moo
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a car horn (c) a dog
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a car horn

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