Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 147 · 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 clock (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) gentle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) quickly (c) tall
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
5. 5.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a motorbike (b) a visitor at the door (c) a bee
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crackle (b) chirp (c) croak
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) whoosh (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
8. 8.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a sparrow (c) a pig
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) clang
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) hoot (c) baa
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) splash (c) table
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) knock
13. 13.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a horse (b) a rooster (c) a sheep
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) snip
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) vroom
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) croak (b) roar (c) honk
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) croak
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) knock (b) moo (c) pitter-patter
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) quickly (c) gentle
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) click (b) hiss (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) click
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) sizzle (c) teacher
30. 30.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sparrow (b) a snake (c) a jump into a pool
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) quack (c) chirp
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
34. 34.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) a crisp papad
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) pitter-patter (c) meow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
37. 37.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sparrow (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
38. 38.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cat (c) a snake
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) moo (c) garden

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