Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 948 · 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 thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) boom
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
3. 3.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a horse (b) a clock (c) a sheep
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
6. 6.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a snake (c) a frog
7. 7.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a sparrow (b) a microwave (c) a snake
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tick-tock (c) green
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) roar
10. 10.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a duck (b) a camera (c) a car horn
11. 11.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a frog (c) a cow
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) thud (c) quack
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pitter-patter (b) vroom (c) moo
15. 15.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cat (b) a snake (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a heavy bag falling
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) honk (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) click
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hiss (b) achoo (c) knock
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) neigh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) baa (b) hoot (c) vroom
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
22. 22.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a snake
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) pop (c) quack
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) click
25. 25.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) thunder (b) a steel plate falling (c) a visitor at the door
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) pop
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) meow
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) sizzle (c) clang
30. 30.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a rooster (c) a frog
31. 31.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a doorbell (c) a heavy bag falling
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) buzz (b) beep (c) baa
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) yellow (c) slowly
34. 34.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a leaking tap (c) a doorbell
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) sizzle (c) meow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) roar (c) yellow
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) splash (b) crunch (c) crackle

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