Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 982 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) beep
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a motorbike (b) an owl (c) a microwave
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) drip
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) whoosh
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) oink
7. 7.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a snake (b) a motorbike (c) a campfire
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) honk (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) snip
10. 10.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a balloon (b) a sneeze (c) a heavy bag falling
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) snip (b) splash (c) whoosh
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) buzz (b) chirp (c) boom
13. 13.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) a bee
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) thud
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) knock (b) hiss (c) croak
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pitter-patter (c) happy
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) pencil
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) roar (c) happy
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) sizzle (b) hoot (c) knock
22. 22.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) thunder
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) slurp
24. 24.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) an owl (c) a visitor at the door
25. 25.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a sneeze (b) a pig (c) a car horn
26. 26.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a clock (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a noisy drinker
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) pop (c) roar
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) window (c) quickly
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) crunch (c) buzz
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) ding-dong
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) achoo (b) slurp (c) meow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) vroom (c) meow
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a balloon
38. 38.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) a duck
39. 39.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a dog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a visitor at the door
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang

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