Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 300 · 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 “crackle”? (a) a snake (b) a campfire (c) a duck
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) an owl (c) a steel plate falling
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) honk (b) croak (c) beep
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) teacher (c) tall
5. 5.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) ding-dong
7. 7.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sneeze
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) roar (c) window
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) river
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a pig
12. 12.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) a camera
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) woof (c) river
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) slurp (b) pitter-patter (c) whoosh
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) baa (b) hiss (c) moo
16. 16.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a lion (c) an owl
17. 17.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a pig
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hoot (c) chair
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) knock (b) click (c) honk
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) splash (c) quickly
22. 22.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sparrow (b) a snake (c) an owl
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) quack
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) whoosh (c) crackle
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
26. 26.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a crisp papad (c) an owl
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) tall (c) window
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) boom
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) hiss
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) croak (c) river
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) roar (b) beep (c) neigh
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) click (c) slowly
35. 35.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sparrow (b) raindrops (c) a rooster
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) whoosh
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) buzz (c) table
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) ding-dong (b) woof (c) sizzle

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