Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 936 · 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 lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roar (c) croak
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) croak
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
4. 4.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pair of scissors
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) ding-dong (c) teacher
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) beep
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hiss
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pig
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
12. 12.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sheep (b) a campfire (c) a snake
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) window (c) gentle
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) moo (c) slurp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
19. 19.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) a clock
20. 20.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) the wind (c) a camera
21. 21.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a campfire (b) a cow (c) a snake
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) quickly (c) river
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) baa (c) slowly
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) tick-tock
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) splash (c) neigh
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) crunch (b) click (c) woof
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) knock (b) thud (c) splash
28. 28.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a clock (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) click
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) quickly (c) slowly
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) table (c) river
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) hiss (c) quack
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) slurp
34. 34.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
35. 35.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) the wind
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) chirp (b) hoot (c) snip
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) slurp (b) quack (c) vroom
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) tick-tock
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) slowly (c) happy
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) woof

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