Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 91 · 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 camera went ___ at the party.” (a) neigh (b) click (c) buzz
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) buzz
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) whoosh
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) woof (c) quickly
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) boom (b) sizzle (c) honk
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) click (b) tick-tock (c) moo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) crunch
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) river (c) quack
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) mango (c) teacher
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) beep (b) ding-dong (c) buzz
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) ding-dong (c) honk
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) click (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
17. 17.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sneeze (c) a doorbell
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
21. 21.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a heavy bag falling
22. 22.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a sneeze
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slurp (c) pencil
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) croak (c) baa
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) table (c) tall
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) clang (b) croak (c) sizzle
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) beep (b) chirp (c) whoosh
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hiss (b) croak (c) hoot
34. 34.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a lion (c) a cat
35. 35.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sneeze (c) a cow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
38. 38.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a pig
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) neigh
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) the wind (b) an owl (c) a balloon

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