Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 206 · 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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) tick-tock
2. 2.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sneeze (b) a noisy drinker (c) a duck
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) roar (c) teacher
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
5. 5.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) the wind (c) a pair of scissors
6. 6.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) achoo (b) honk (c) drip
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) the wind (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a doorbell
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) table (c) pencil
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) knock (c) mango
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) happy (c) quickly
15. 15.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a crisp papad (c) a cow
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.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) sizzle (c) neigh
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) baa (c) moo
19. 19.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a doorbell
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) achoo
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a camera (c) a microwave
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) croak (c) window
24. 24.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a motorbike (b) a leaking tap (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) croak (c) ding-dong
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) gentle (c) snip
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) moo (c) crunch
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) oink
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) window (c) slowly
31. 31.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a pig (c) a balloon
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
33. 33.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) a horse
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) meow (c) pencil
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hoot (c) tall
36. 36.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a camera (b) a duck (c) a rooster
37. 37.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a motorbike
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) click (c) vroom
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) chair (c) table
40. 40.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck

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