Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 36 · 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) tall (b) garden (c) baa
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) green (c) chair
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) beep (b) ding-dong (c) quack
4. 4.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) happy (c) window
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
8. 8.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a doorbell (b) a microwave (c) a frog
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) click (c) pitter-patter
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) moo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) table (c) river
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) green (c) table
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) quickly (c) river
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) crackle (c) quack
16. 16.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a lion (b) a clock (c) a visitor at the door
17. 17.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a bee
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) green (c) vroom
19. 19.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a lion (c) an owl
20. 20.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a lion (b) a campfire (c) a crisp papad
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) crunch (c) oink
22. 22.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a microwave
23. 23.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a visitor at the door (c) an owl
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) kind (c) garden
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crunch (c) kind
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) slurp (c) chair
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) knock
30. 30.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a rooster (c) an owl
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) meow
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) hiss
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a frog (b) a motorbike (c) a duck
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
38. 38.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) a dog
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) meow
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep

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