Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 880 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) meow
2. 2.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) thunder (b) a dog (c) a bee
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) sizzle (c) croak
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) quack
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) buzz (b) splash (c) baa
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) happy (c) garden
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) splash
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) roar (c) woof
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) boom (b) hoot (c) vroom
14. 14.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sheep (c) a frog
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) chair (c) garden
16. 16.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a snake (b) a cat (c) a sparrow
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) woof (c) slowly
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
19. 19.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a microwave
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) hoot (c) sizzle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) vroom (c) pop
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) splash (b) chirp (c) honk
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pop (c) chair
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) garden (c) kind
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) yellow (c) gentle
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) thud (c) vroom
27. 27.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a lion (b) a camera (c) a cat
28. 28.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) a doorbell
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) drip
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) oink
32. 32.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sneeze (c) a rooster
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) honk (b) beep (c) neigh
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) click (b) snip (c) slurp
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slurp (c) mango
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) baa (c) gentle
39. 39.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pig (c) thunder
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon

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