Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 345 · 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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) chair (c) gentle
2. 2.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) the wind (b) a crisp papad (c) a bee
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crunch (c) vroom
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) oink (b) neigh (c) buzz
5. 5.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) an owl (b) a leaking tap (c) a sparrow
6. 6.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a clock (b) a steel plate falling (c) a motorbike
7. 7.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a lion (b) an owl (c) pakoras in hot oil
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) garden (c) yellow
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) woof (c) quickly
10. 10.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) a camera
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) pop
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) roar (c) crunch
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) woof (c) hoot
14. 14.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pig (c) a motorbike
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) crunch (c) meow
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) knock
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) honk (c) mango
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) snip
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
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.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a doorbell (b) a balloon (c) a jump into a pool
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) buzz (c) croak
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slurp (c) chair
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) oink
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
30. 30.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) thunder (b) a motorbike (c) a pig
31. 31.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a car horn (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) quickly (c) green
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) drip
35. 35.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sparrow (c) a snake
36. 36.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) a car horn
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) oink (b) pitter-patter (c) chirp
38. 38.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a crisp papad (c) a camera
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) honk (b) beep (c) thud
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon

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