Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 132 · 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 “neigh”? (a) thunder (b) a pig (c) a horse
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a frog (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) table
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) beep
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pop (c) window
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) snip (c) tall
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) neigh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chirp
8. 8.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
9. 9.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) pakoras in hot oil
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
11. 11.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a camera (c) a doorbell
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) quickly
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) splash (b) slurp (c) meow
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) gentle (c) clang
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) crunch (c) thud
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
17. 17.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sneeze (c) a rooster
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) snip (c) neigh
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
21. 21.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a visitor at the door (c) a snake
22. 22.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) the wind (b) a balloon (c) a cat
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) happy (c) green
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) kind
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
26. 26.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a bee
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) roar (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hoot (c) boom
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) drip
30. 30.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a pair of scissors
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) tick-tock (b) croak (c) meow
32. 32.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a microwave (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) slurp (c) quack
34. 34.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a cow (c) a pair of scissors
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) slurp (c) neigh
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a cat
37. 37.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) pop
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) click
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock

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