Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 127 · 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 “splash”? (a) a car horn (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sparrow
2. 2.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a microwave (b) a jump into a pool (c) thunder
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) ding-dong (b) hiss (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a microwave (c) a bee
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chirp (c) teacher
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) roar
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) table (c) garden
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) quack
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
14. 14.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a leaking tap (c) an owl
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) baa (c) pencil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) sizzle
18. 18.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a lion (b) a car horn (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
20. 20.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a motorbike (c) a crisp papad
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) crackle (c) sizzle
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a snake
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) thud
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tall (c) oink
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) moo (c) slowly
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a clock (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) sizzle (b) baa (c) neigh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) crackle (c) gentle
31. 31.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a lion (b) a dog (c) an owl
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) buzz (b) croak (c) oink
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hoot (b) honk (c) click
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) tall (c) kind
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) woof
36. 36.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a horse (c) a lion
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) vroom
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) roar
39. 39.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cat (c) a bee
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) teacher (c) mango

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