Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 296 · 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 “tick-tock”? (a) raindrops (b) a clock (c) a cat
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) hoot (c) click
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) hoot (c) moo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) splash
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) a duck
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) click (b) woof (c) crunch
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) achoo (b) croak (c) beep
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) splash (c) croak
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) boom
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) buzz (c) neigh
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) boom
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) slowly (c) tall
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) gentle (c) teacher
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pitter-patter (c) mango
21. 21.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a campfire (b) a motorbike (c) a microwave
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) pop (c) teacher
25. 25.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a car horn (b) a clock (c) a frog
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) slowly (c) garden
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) yellow (c) river
28. 28.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a rooster
29. 29.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sneeze
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) tick-tock (c) snip
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) oink (c) pencil
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) gentle
33. 33.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a frog (b) a cat (c) a cow
34. 34.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) the wind (c) a car horn
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) whoosh (b) thud (c) moo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) river (c) vroom
38. 38.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a balloon (b) thunder (c) a camera
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) chirp

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