Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 234 · 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) teacher (b) pencil (c) clang
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chair
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) achoo
5. 5.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a clock (b) a snake (c) a pig
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) hiss (c) thud
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) neigh
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) neigh
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hoot (c) oink
11. 11.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cat (b) a duck (c) a dog
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
13. 13.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sheep
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) chirp (b) crackle (c) honk
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) chirp (b) meow (c) snip
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) chair (c) kind
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) chirp
20. 20.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) a pair of scissors
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) honk (c) thud
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
23. 23.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a rooster
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
26. 26.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) slowly (c) tall
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) drip (c) mango
29. 29.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a campfire (b) the wind (c) a lion
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slurp (c) kind
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) slurp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) pop (c) splash
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) roar (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) ding-dong (b) chirp (c) quack
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hiss (b) achoo (c) baa
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) hoot
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quickly (c) moo

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