Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 148 · 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 “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) raindrops
2. 2.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) a dog
3. 3.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a rooster (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
4. 4.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a dog (b) a balloon (c) raindrops
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) snip (c) window
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pop (c) teacher
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) croak (c) slowly
8. 8.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a microwave (b) a car horn (c) pakoras in hot oil
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
11. 11.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a bee (b) a sneeze (c) a car horn
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) woof
13. 13.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a clock
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) neigh (b) meow (c) click
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) oink
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) clang (b) achoo (c) splash
17. 17.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a clock (b) a sheep (c) a motorbike
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) pencil (c) window
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
22. 22.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pig (c) a noisy drinker
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) moo
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) honk (c) mango
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crackle (b) roar (c) boom
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
28. 28.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a noisy drinker
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) clang
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) green
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) sizzle (c) mango
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) raindrops (b) a dog (c) a steel plate falling
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) teacher (c) quickly
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) croak (b) crunch (c) crackle
37. 37.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) a heavy bag falling
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) oink
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
40. 40.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a camera (c) a pig

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