Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 988 · 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) meow (b) roar (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) croak (c) hiss
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) yellow (c) slowly
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a cat
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) slowly (c) mango
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) whoosh
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) meow (c) beep
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) sizzle (c) chair
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a camera
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
17. 17.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a crisp papad
18. 18.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a pig (b) a microwave (c) a balloon
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) slurp
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) roar (c) slurp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) happy (c) mango
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a rooster (b) thunder (c) a horse
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) meow
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) meow (c) gentle
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) tick-tock (c) clang
27. 27.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a cow (c) a pair of scissors
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) chirp (c) woof
29. 29.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) thunder (c) a snake
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) slurp (b) boom (c) crackle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) snip (c) splash
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) buzz (c) river
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) chirp
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) oink
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo

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