Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 165 · 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 “click”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) a camera
2. 2.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) an owl (b) a bee (c) a leaking tap
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a rooster (c) a sneeze
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
5. 5.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) a doorbell
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
8. 8.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) the wind (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a dog
9. 9.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) thunder
10. 10.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a campfire
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) roar
13. 13.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sneeze (c) a heavy bag falling
14. 14.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) raindrops (c) thunder
15. 15.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a crisp papad (c) a cat
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) oink (c) green
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) crackle (c) quickly
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) meow (c) happy
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) croak (c) buzz
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) river (c) table
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) knock (b) whoosh (c) hoot
26. 26.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a doorbell (b) a crisp papad (c) a microwave
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) crunch (c) mango
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) crackle (b) click (c) baa
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
31. 31.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a leaking tap (c) a sneeze
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) beep (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) slowly (c) tall
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) pitter-patter (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) moo
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) boom
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) river (c) gentle
38. 38.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a snake (b) a frog (c) a duck
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hoot (c) river
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) pitter-patter (b) woof (c) crackle

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