Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 228 · 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) roar (b) pencil (c) kind
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) table (c) tall
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) moo
4. 4.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cat (b) a rooster (c) thunder
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pop (c) garden
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) mango (c) slowly
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) thud (c) tick-tock
8. 8.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sneeze (b) a noisy drinker (c) a visitor at the door
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) beep (b) crackle (c) hiss
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
12. 12.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a duck (b) a motorbike (c) a visitor at the door
13. 13.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a car horn (b) a doorbell (c) a duck
14. 14.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) the wind (c) a snake
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) sizzle (c) snip
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) pop (c) achoo
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hiss (b) quack (c) beep
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) honk (c) thud
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) knock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) chirp (c) oink
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) chair (c) quickly
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a campfire (c) a sparrow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) snip (b) moo (c) tick-tock
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) tall (c) kind
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) click
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) pop
32. 32.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a snake (c) a jump into a pool
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) knock (c) happy
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) moo (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) whoosh (c) teacher
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) teacher (c) window
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp

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