Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 190 · 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 “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a rooster (c) a bee
2. 2.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cow (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) kind (c) teacher
5. 5.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) a rooster
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) quickly (c) mango
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) crackle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) beep
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) hiss (c) honk
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) snip (c) mango
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) moo
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) croak
15. 15.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
16. 16.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) thunder (b) a dog (c) a horse
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) mango (c) quickly
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sheep (b) a clock (c) a dog
19. 19.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) an owl (b) a noisy drinker (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) green (c) window
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) neigh (c) table
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chirp (c) tall
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) tall (c) kind
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) drip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) oink
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) woof
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) click (c) neigh
30. 30.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a cow (b) a leaking tap (c) an owl
31. 31.What makes the sound “click”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) kind (c) table
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) knock
34. 34.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) a visitor at the door
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) table

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