Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 111 · 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.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a clock
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) kind (c) knock
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) sizzle (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) beep (b) drip (c) oink
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) boom (b) achoo (c) splash
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) sizzle (c) chair
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) teacher (c) pencil
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a clock (b) a duck (c) a bee
11. 11.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a microwave (b) a noisy drinker (c) an owl
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) woof (c) crunch
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) meow (c) gentle
14. 14.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sheep (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors
15. 15.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a visitor at the door (c) an owl
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) honk (c) pencil
17. 17.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sneeze
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) oink
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) a balloon
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
22. 22.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a doorbell (c) a microwave
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) slowly (c) river
24. 24.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sparrow (c) a steel plate falling
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) hoot (c) crackle
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
27. 27.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) the wind (c) a crisp papad
28. 28.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pair of scissors (c) a campfire
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) snip (c) pencil
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) honk
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) beep (b) ding-dong (c) clang
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) chair
35. 35.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) raindrops (c) a cow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) window (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
38. 38.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a balloon (b) raindrops (c) a car horn
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy

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