Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 113 · 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?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) crunch
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
3. 3.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a frog (c) thunder
4. 4.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a jump into a pool (c) a bee
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) neigh
6. 6.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a car horn (c) a dog
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) hiss
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a snake (c) a horse
10. 10.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a camera (b) an owl (c) a car horn
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) gentle (c) happy
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) splash
15. 15.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cow (c) a motorbike
16. 16.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) honk (c) green
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) river (c) teacher
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) ding-dong (b) drip (c) beep
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) moo (c) yellow
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) chair (c) teacher
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) sizzle (c) kind
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) hoot
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cow (b) a car horn (c) a snake
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
29. 29.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) buzz (b) ding-dong (c) boom
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) pencil (c) kind
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) boom
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) splash
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) quack
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
39. 39.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) an owl (b) the wind (c) a rooster
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) drip (c) gentle

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