Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 822 · 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 raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) achoo (b) slurp (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) yellow (c) teacher
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) oink (b) baa (c) achoo
5. 5.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crunch (b) boom (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) drip
8. 8.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a visitor at the door (c) a bee
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) vroom
10. 10.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a lion
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) croak (c) pop
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) pop (c) splash
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
14. 14.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a balloon
15. 15.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a lion (b) a rooster (c) a pig
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crackle (c) pencil
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) honk
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crunch (c) splash
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) hoot (c) slowly
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) mango (c) window
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) beep (c) hoot
26. 26.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a motorbike (b) raindrops (c) a frog
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) knock (c) baa
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) honk
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) mango (c) knock
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) baa
33. 33.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cow (c) a sparrow
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) thud (b) meow (c) beep
37. 37.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a campfire
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) roar (c) moo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) sizzle
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) chair (c) quickly

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