Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 271 · 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 “slurp”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) baa (c) green
3. 3.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a snake (b) thunder (c) a cow
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) clang
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a doorbell (b) a motorbike (c) a microwave
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) crunch
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) neigh (c) knock
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) vroom (c) river
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) boom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) tick-tock (b) boom (c) crackle
14. 14.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pig
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
16. 16.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cow (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) pencil
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) slurp (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) clang (c) snip
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) baa (b) slurp (c) beep
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
22. 22.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sneeze (c) a jump into a pool
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pop (c) happy
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) woof
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) beep (c) hiss
28. 28.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a rooster (c) a snake
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) moo (b) roar (c) quack
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) hoot (c) pop
31. 31.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a lion
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hoot (c) mango
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) meow
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quack (c) garden
36. 36.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a duck (b) a car horn (c) a dog
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) sizzle
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle

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