Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 281 · 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 “clang”? (a) raindrops (b) a steel plate falling (c) a rooster
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pitter-patter (b) honk (c) snip
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a horse (c) a frog
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) roar (c) happy
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) baa
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) tick-tock (b) splash (c) ding-dong
9. 9.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bee
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) pop
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) hiss
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
14. 14.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) pop
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
18. 18.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a leaking tap (b) the wind (c) a lion
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) achoo (c) table
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) vroom
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) honk (b) beep (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) honk (c) yellow
27. 27.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a rooster (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) slurp
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) whoosh (c) mango
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a motorbike
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) tall (c) pencil
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) thud (c) table
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) vroom
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) woof
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) moo (b) thud (c) beep
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) whoosh

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