Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 927 · 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) click (b) boom (c) tick-tock
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) hiss (b) baa (c) vroom
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) slowly (c) tall
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) quack
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) achoo (c) chair
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
8. 8.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chirp (c) pencil
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) boom
11. 11.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) whoosh (b) pitter-patter (c) beep
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) knock (c) window
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) thud
18. 18.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pair of scissors
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a balloon (b) a motorbike (c) a rooster
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) snip (c) splash
21. 21.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a sneeze (b) a pig (c) a car horn
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) garden (c) tall
23. 23.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) happy (c) table
26. 26.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a crisp papad
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) baa (c) meow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) boom
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) chirp
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) achoo (b) meow (c) sizzle
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
32. 32.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a balloon (c) a cow
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
34. 34.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a frog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a visitor at the door
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) green
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) neigh (c) window
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) croak (c) achoo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) pop

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