Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 908 · 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) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) croak
2. 2.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a doorbell (b) raindrops (c) a rooster
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) crunch
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
6. 6.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a jump into a pool
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) ding-dong (b) snip (c) clang
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) ding-dong
9. 9.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a clock (b) a microwave (c) a noisy drinker
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) whoosh
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) neigh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pop (b) baa (c) quack
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
15. 15.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a rooster
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) ding-dong (c) vroom
17. 17.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a dog
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) splash (c) drip
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) quack
20. 20.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a lion
21. 21.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cow (b) a duck (c) a pair of scissors
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) croak
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) moo (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) honk
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) pop (b) tick-tock (c) croak
28. 28.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a lion
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) knock
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) the wind (c) a lion
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) table (c) gentle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) pop
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) whoosh (c) neigh
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) whoosh (c) quack
35. 35.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a pig (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) beep (b) woof (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
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.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a duck (b) a doorbell (c) a motorbike
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) tick-tock

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