Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 150 · 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 “quack”? (a) a clock (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
2. 2.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) the wind (c) an owl
3. 3.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cat (b) raindrops (c) a lion
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) the wind
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) roar
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) quack (b) splash (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) moo
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
9. 9.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) sizzle
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) table (c) chair
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) splash (c) woof
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) beep (c) quack
16. 16.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a dog
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) crunch (b) drip (c) hiss
18. 18.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a snake (c) a frog
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) buzz (c) slurp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) window (c) mango
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) woof (c) tall
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hoot (c) mango
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) drip (b) neigh (c) pop
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
31. 31.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a rooster (b) a clock (c) a steel plate falling
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) crackle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) river (c) quickly
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
36. 36.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a leaking tap
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) neigh (c) achoo
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) whoosh (b) crunch (c) woof

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