Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 872 · 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 raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a lion
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) meow
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) achoo
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) pop (c) drip
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) neigh
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) chair (c) yellow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
9. 9.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a motorbike (c) a doorbell
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) river (c) pencil
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) quack (c) crackle
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) a sparrow
15. 15.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a doorbell (c) thunder
16. 16.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) pakoras in hot oil
17. 17.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a heavy bag falling
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) beep (c) green
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) clang (c) neigh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crunch (c) vroom
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) pop
22. 22.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a jump into a pool (c) a bee
23. 23.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) an owl (b) a horse (c) a camera
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) quack
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) slurp
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) honk (b) baa (c) drip
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) moo
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) snip (c) quickly
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) whoosh
35. 35.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a camera
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) oink (b) buzz (c) splash
37. 37.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep

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