Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 229 · 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 “vroom”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) slowly (c) table
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) pop
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) yellow
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) splash (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) woof
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) slowly (c) teacher
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) thud
13. 13.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a duck (b) a pig (c) a jump into a pool
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
15. 15.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) a jump into a pool
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) table
19. 19.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a balloon (b) a cow (c) a frog
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
21. 21.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a rooster (b) a horse (c) a camera
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) yellow (c) tall
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) whoosh
24. 24.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a clock (c) a jump into a pool
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) buzz (b) crunch (c) snip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) knock (c) slowly
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
29. 29.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a snake (b) a steel plate falling (c) the wind
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) click
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) vroom
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) crunch
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) click (b) splash (c) honk
35. 35.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) raindrops (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
36. 36.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) a pig
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) hoot
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) tick-tock (b) quack (c) crackle
40. 40.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) raindrops (c) a visitor at the door

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