Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 197 · 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 “woof”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog
2. 2.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a bee (c) the wind
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
4. 4.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a car horn (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
5. 5.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) a dog
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) hoot
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) quickly (c) mango
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) ding-dong
11. 11.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) clang (b) ding-dong (c) meow
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) whoosh
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) crackle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) quack
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) whoosh (c) thud
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) boom (b) ding-dong (c) snip
19. 19.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a lion (c) a bee
20. 20.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a doorbell (b) a balloon (c) a lion
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) table (c) green
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) oink (c) baa
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) ding-dong (c) happy
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a duck (b) a noisy drinker (c) a horse
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) tall (c) pencil
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) click
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
28. 28.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a bee
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) sizzle (c) boom
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) roar
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) neigh (b) pop (c) meow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) splash (c) river
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) honk
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) clang (c) mango
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) thud
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) thud (b) woof (c) hoot
40. 40.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sneeze (b) a noisy drinker (c) a doorbell

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