Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 995 · 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) buzz (b) gentle (c) quickly
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) buzz (b) tick-tock (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) meow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) neigh (b) drip (c) roar
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
7. 7.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) thunder (c) a pig
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) boom
10. 10.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) thunder (c) a lion
11. 11.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) ding-dong (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a frog (b) a snake (c) a rooster
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) window (c) mango
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) quickly (c) kind
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) meow (b) ding-dong (c) oink
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) neigh (b) tick-tock (c) snip
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) slowly (c) kind
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) buzz
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) quickly (c) happy
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) click
26. 26.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a clock (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slurp (c) chair
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) whoosh (b) beep (c) neigh
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) vroom (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) thud (b) whoosh (c) drip
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) woof (c) garden
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) hiss (c) thud
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) pitter-patter
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) snip (c) splash
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) happy (c) tall
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees

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