Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 901 · 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 doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) hiss (c) click
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) quack
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) beep (c) teacher
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) croak
5. 5.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a horse (c) a heavy bag falling
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) honk
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) garden (c) gentle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) kind (c) window
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a frog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a jump into a pool
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
11. 11.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
14. 14.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) boom (c) mango
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
18. 18.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a cat (c) a car horn
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crunch (b) oink (c) buzz
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) roar (b) chirp (c) pop
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) beep (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hiss (c) quickly
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) clang (b) neigh (c) snip
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
29. 29.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a sparrow (c) a snake
30. 30.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a camera (b) a horse (c) a campfire
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) clang
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) buzz
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) quickly
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) achoo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) happy (c) gentle
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) honk
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) honk

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