Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 835 · 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 “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a motorbike (c) a leaking tap
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) yellow
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) boom (b) buzz (c) crackle
5. 5.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a clock (b) a microwave (c) a bee
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) oink (c) thud
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) knock (c) kind
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) click
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) baa (b) whoosh (c) honk
11. 11.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) pakoras in hot oil
12. 12.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a bee (c) a clock
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) teacher (c) slowly
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) drip (b) baa (c) oink
15. 15.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) thunder
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) splash (c) baa
17. 17.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a snake (b) a car horn (c) a pig
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) kind (c) river
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hiss (b) knock (c) honk
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) tick-tock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pencil (c) quack
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) hoot (c) pop
25. 25.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a sneeze (c) a balloon
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) beep (c) hiss
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) neigh (c) baa
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) vroom (b) chirp (c) quack
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hoot (b) hiss (c) moo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) buzz
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) click (c) slurp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
37. 37.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) a dog (c) a sneeze
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) whoosh (c) tall
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) roar
40. 40.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse

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