Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 857 · 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?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) hiss
3. 3.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a bee (c) a sneeze
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) thud (c) drip
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) neigh
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) table (c) slowly
8. 8.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a balloon (b) a car horn (c) a horse
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slurp (c) kind
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) boom (b) beep (c) vroom
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a balloon (c) a sneeze
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) pencil (c) happy
16. 16.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a dog (b) an owl (c) raindrops
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
18. 18.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sneeze (b) a balloon (c) an owl
19. 19.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a clock (b) a rooster (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) crunch (b) sizzle (c) hiss
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) roar (b) honk (c) quack
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cow (c) a lion
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) quack (c) boom
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) boom (b) vroom (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a balloon (b) a microwave (c) a dog
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) roar (c) kind
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) buzz (c) teacher
31. 31.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a lion (b) a visitor at the door (c) a jump into a pool
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 balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) moo
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) slowly (c) chair
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) drip (b) whoosh (c) buzz
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
37. 37.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a leaking tap
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) crunch (c) click
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pop (c) kind
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) beep (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong

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