Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 252 · 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 “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) boom
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) meow
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) hiss
5. 5.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a campfire (c) thunder
6. 6.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a car horn
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) chair (c) gentle
8. 8.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a bee (b) a motorbike (c) a microwave
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
10. 10.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pig (b) a balloon (c) a dog
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) oink (b) roar (c) crunch
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hoot (c) green
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) woof (b) knock (c) boom
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) splash (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) honk (b) chirp (c) oink
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) knock (c) teacher
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) woof
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) moo (b) snip (c) click
23. 23.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a pig
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roar (c) baa
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) river
26. 26.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) a clock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) sizzle (b) crackle (c) buzz
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) kind (c) yellow
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) croak (c) table
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) snip
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
35. 35.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sneeze
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) meow (c) table
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
38. 38.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a balloon (b) a rooster (c) a steel plate falling
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) splash
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) knock (b) pitter-patter (c) moo

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