Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 843 · 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?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
2. 2.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a lion (b) thunder (c) a noisy drinker
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) buzz (b) achoo (c) hiss
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hoot (c) green
5. 5.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a cat (c) a rooster
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) honk (b) pop (c) beep
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) meow (c) green
9. 9.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a microwave (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a visitor at the door
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crackle (c) quickly
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) hiss
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) table (c) happy
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) clang
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) boom (c) pencil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
19. 19.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a lion
20. 20.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a noisy drinker (c) a lion
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) thud (c) baa
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) mango (c) buzz
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) chair (c) slowly
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
27. 27.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a motorbike
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a bee (b) a leaking tap (c) a cow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) moo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) moo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) snip
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) crackle
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) whoosh (c) baa
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) chirp
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) sizzle (c) garden
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) clang (c) meow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) neigh (c) kind

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