Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 862 · 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 balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) pop
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) kind (c) roar
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) quack
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
5. 5.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a bee (b) a doorbell (c) a noisy drinker
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) drip (b) ding-dong (c) tick-tock
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a cow (c) a sparrow
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) click
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) thud (b) woof (c) vroom
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) woof (c) slowly
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
15. 15.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a duck (c) a clock
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) quack
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) crackle (c) happy
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) croak
21. 21.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) a cat
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) river (c) table
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) thud (c) gentle
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hoot (b) roar (c) boom
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
26. 26.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a bee (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sparrow
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) honk
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) happy
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) mango (c) green
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) drip
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
32. 32.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a pig (c) a bee
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) snip (c) slowly
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) splash (c) knock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) chirp
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) roar (b) splash (c) cock-a-doodle-doo

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