Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 130 · 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 “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a campfire (c) a car horn
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) beep (c) tall
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) a frog
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) whoosh
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) pop (b) tick-tock (c) moo
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
8. 8.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a noisy drinker
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) sizzle (c) drip
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) quickly (c) table
11. 11.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a pig (b) a dog (c) raindrops
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
13. 13.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) an owl (c) a cow
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) ding-dong (b) moo (c) snip
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
16. 16.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a duck
17. 17.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sneeze (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
18. 18.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) a dog
19. 19.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) whoosh
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) moo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) baa
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) baa (c) chirp
24. 24.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cat (b) a visitor at the door (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) crunch (c) clang
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
27. 27.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sheep (c) a bee
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
30. 30.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a rooster (c) a crisp papad
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) river (c) teacher
34. 34.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a camera (c) a sneeze
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a clock (c) a cat
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) tick-tock (c) woof
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) hoot
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) clang

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