Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 244 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
2. 2.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a campfire (c) a visitor at the door
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hoot (b) honk (c) knock
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a car horn (b) a motorbike (c) a sparrow
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) table (c) happy
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) hoot
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tick-tock (c) tall
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) chirp
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a car horn (c) a lion
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) happy (c) kind
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
16. 16.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a frog (c) a balloon
17. 17.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a sparrow
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) thud
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) window (c) tall
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) crunch (b) hoot (c) baa
23. 23.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a sparrow
24. 24.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a horse (b) a rooster (c) a clock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) quack
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chirp (c) hoot
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) splash (b) moo (c) vroom
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) splash (c) meow
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) drip
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) pop (c) crunch
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) honk (b) crackle (c) boom
34. 34.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a clock (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cat
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) sizzle (c) river
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
37. 37.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pitter-patter (c) river
39. 39.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a dog
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hiss (b) buzz (c) oink

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