Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 938 · 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 children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) clang
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) thud (c) pitter-patter
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) thud (b) slurp (c) beep
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) chirp
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) ding-dong (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) hiss
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) roar
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) knock
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) clang (c) neigh
12. 12.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sparrow (b) a leaking tap (c) a bee
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) oink
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) meow
18. 18.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a frog (c) a doorbell
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) drip
20. 20.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) thunder (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) drip (b) knock (c) whoosh
22. 22.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a horse (b) a crisp papad (c) pakoras in hot oil
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a duck
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
26. 26.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) thunder (b) a sheep (c) a lion
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tall (c) snip
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pitter-patter (b) boom (c) oink
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) the wind (b) a balloon (c) a pair of scissors
30. 30.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a clock (b) a car horn (c) a frog
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) slowly (c) window
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
33. 33.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a clock (c) raindrops
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) croak
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) knock (b) click (c) honk
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) slurp
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo

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