Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 134 · 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 lion (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) quack (b) slurp (c) hiss
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chirp (c) pencil
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) buzz
5. 5.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cat (b) a sparrow (c) a steel plate falling
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) tall (c) garden
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) honk (b) chirp (c) drip
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
10. 10.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) raindrops (b) a lion (c) a steel plate falling
11. 11.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a crisp papad
12. 12.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a balloon (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) chair (c) river
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) quack
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) neigh
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) crunch
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) woof
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) moo
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) woof (c) neigh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) tick-tock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chair (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) croak
31. 31.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) an owl (b) a duck (c) a rooster
32. 32.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) mango (c) slowly
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) clang (b) ding-dong (c) crunch
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) clang
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) woof
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) achoo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) achoo
40. 40.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pig

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