Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 303 · 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) a motorbike (b) an owl (c) a clock
2. 2.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) a car horn
3. 3.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a clock
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) crunch (b) beep (c) boom
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) achoo
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a frog (c) a duck
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) beep (c) yellow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) woof (b) moo (c) roar
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
11. 11.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a pig (b) raindrops (c) a noisy drinker
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
13. 13.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) thunder
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) sizzle (b) baa (c) achoo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
18. 18.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a microwave (c) a motorbike
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) teacher (c) table
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tick-tock (c) baa
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) oink (c) neigh
22. 22.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a duck (b) a leaking tap (c) a car horn
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) buzz
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) chair (c) pencil
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) oink (b) achoo (c) buzz
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
27. 27.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) honk
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) tick-tock (c) sizzle
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a sparrow (c) a bee
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
35. 35.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sneeze (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) woof (c) buzz
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) meow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) croak (c) quack

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