Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 909 · 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) pop (b) sizzle (c) splash
2. 2.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a camera (b) raindrops (c) thunder
3. 3.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a clock
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) pop
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
7. 7.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a pig
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) knock (c) slowly
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) honk
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hoot (c) table
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) hiss
13. 13.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sneeze (b) a campfire (c) a motorbike
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) window
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) kind (c) slowly
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) roar (b) thud (c) chirp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) knock (b) meow (c) splash
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) beep (b) ding-dong (c) honk
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) drip
23. 23.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a camera (c) a bee
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) quickly (c) teacher
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) sizzle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) neigh (c) chair
27. 27.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a horse
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) quickly (c) yellow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) achoo
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a leaking tap (c) a motorbike
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) slurp (c) chirp
33. 33.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a bee (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) croak
36. 36.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a duck (c) a snake
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) snip
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) honk
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion

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