Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 913 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) achoo (b) vroom (c) woof
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a bee (c) a snake
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) window (c) slowly
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pitter-patter (c) river
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) beep (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) woof (c) crunch
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) sizzle
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) vroom
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) beep
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
18. 18.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a balloon (b) a clock (c) a cow
19. 19.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sneeze (b) a car horn (c) a camera
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) clang (b) slurp (c) oink
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) buzz
22. 22.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cat (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) clang
25. 25.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cat (b) a visitor at the door (c) thunder
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) ding-dong (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) crackle
28. 28.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a microwave (c) a frog
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) baa (b) buzz (c) achoo
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) oink (c) slowly
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) meow
33. 33.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
35. 35.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a sheep
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slowly (c) roar
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) pop
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) gentle (c) tall
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) chirp (b) clang (c) beep
40. 40.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a leaking tap (c) a rooster

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