Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 926 · 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) slurp (c) oink
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) beep
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) woof (b) crunch (c) beep
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) roar (b) honk (c) slurp
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
8. 8.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a car horn (b) a snake (c) a duck
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) moo (c) window
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) meow (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) oink (c) kind
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) knock (c) window
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) drip (c) happy
18. 18.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) a jump into a pool
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pitter-patter (b) knock (c) quack
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) hiss (b) knock (c) crackle
21. 21.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a car horn (c) a rooster
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) hiss
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a clock (c) a dog
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) baa
29. 29.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a clock (c) a balloon
30. 30.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a horse (c) a camera
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) moo (c) achoo
32. 32.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sparrow (b) a jump into a pool (c) an owl
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) meow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) drip
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) splash (c) quack
35. 35.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
36. 36.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a noisy drinker
37. 37.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) raindrops (c) a leaking tap
38. 38.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) thunder (b) a doorbell (c) a horse
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) neigh
40. 40.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a clock (c) a heavy bag falling

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