Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 205 · 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 “honk”? (a) a microwave (b) a horse (c) a car horn
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) woof
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) click
7. 7.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) a balloon
8. 8.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a dog (b) raindrops (c) a microwave
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
10. 10.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a campfire (c) a rooster
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) happy
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) a clock
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) gentle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pop (c) happy
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
17. 17.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a noisy drinker (c) a campfire
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) splash
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) knock (c) crunch
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) mango (c) green
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
22. 22.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a sparrow (c) a duck
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) quickly (c) river
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) meow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) ding-dong (c) clang
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) whoosh (c) slurp
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) thud
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hiss (c) happy
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) moo (c) chair
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) pop (c) boom
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slurp (c) slowly
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) honk
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) thud (c) chirp
38. 38.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) raindrops (c) a motorbike
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) boom (b) achoo (c) honk
40. 40.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) a cow

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