Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 276 · 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 “oink”? (a) a duck (b) a pig (c) a crisp papad
2. 2.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) thunder (c) a cat
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) hoot (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sizzle
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) beep (c) happy
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) thud
9. 9.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) a campfire
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) tall (c) river
11. 11.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a bee (c) a leaking tap
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) whoosh (b) quack (c) drip
13. 13.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a horse (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
14. 14.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a snake (b) a crisp papad (c) a duck
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) knock
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) splash
17. 17.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a snake (c) a frog
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
20. 20.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) an owl (b) a snake (c) a steel plate falling
21. 21.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a bee (c) a cow
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) honk (b) croak (c) snip
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) yellow (c) pencil
25. 25.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a snake (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
26. 26.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bee (c) a crisp papad
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) whoosh (c) river
28. 28.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) the wind (b) a steel plate falling (c) raindrops
29. 29.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) the wind
30. 30.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a motorbike (c) a heavy bag falling
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) crunch
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) river (c) tall
34. 34.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a horse (c) a clock
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
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.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) crunch (b) drip (c) neigh
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) tick-tock

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