Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 921 · 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.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a jump into a pool
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) drip (b) snip (c) roar
4. 4.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a sparrow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) woof (b) chirp (c) neigh
6. 6.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pig (c) a sneeze
7. 7.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a bee (c) a cat
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) gentle (c) quickly
9. 9.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a horse (c) a rooster
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) achoo
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a sheep (c) a balloon
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) splash (c) window
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) honk (c) green
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) whoosh (c) crunch
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) boom
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) clang (c) garden
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) happy (c) green
21. 21.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a lion
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) achoo (b) meow (c) vroom
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) a clock
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) garden (c) window
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) drip
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) pop (c) croak
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) achoo (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) ding-dong (c) meow
31. 31.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a leaking tap
32. 32.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a frog (b) a dog (c) a microwave
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) meow (c) roar
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hiss
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) slurp
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) river (c) slowly
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) neigh
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quack (c) happy

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