Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 164 · 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 “ding-dong”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) hiss
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) yellow (c) happy
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) whoosh
5. 5.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a duck
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) splash (c) vroom
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crunch (b) buzz (c) roar
8. 8.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a visitor at the door (c) a heavy bag falling
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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) meow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) vroom (c) pencil
15. 15.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a pig (b) a leaking tap (c) a sheep
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
20. 20.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a car horn (b) a duck (c) thunder
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) green
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) neigh (c) quack
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) neigh
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) croak
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pitter-patter (b) moo (c) pop
26. 26.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sneeze (c) a pig
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) splash
28. 28.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a frog (c) a microwave
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) snip
30. 30.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a balloon (c) a clock
31. 31.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a doorbell (b) the wind (c) a duck
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) drip
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) thud (c) meow
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) teacher (c) yellow
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) chirp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) quack (b) ding-dong (c) honk
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crackle (c) pencil
40. 40.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a car horn (c) a sheep

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