Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 167 · 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 steel plate falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a camera
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) clang (b) crunch (c) beep
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a duck (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sheep (b) a dog (c) a frog
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) boom (c) moo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) whoosh
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) oink
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) neigh (c) teacher
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crackle (c) tall
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) snip
11. 11.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) thunder (c) a cat
12. 12.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) a lion
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) pop
15. 15.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sheep (b) thunder (c) a cow
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) moo
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
20. 20.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) a dog
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) green
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) tick-tock (b) thud (c) whoosh
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) quack (b) honk (c) chirp
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) hoot (c) thud
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
27. 27.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a camera (c) the wind
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) honk (c) happy
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) clang
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) splash
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) garden (c) ding-dong
33. 33.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a dog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pig
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) teacher
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a duck
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) roar
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) crunch
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) oink (c) green
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) achoo (b) boom (c) buzz

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