Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 367 · 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) pop (c) pencil
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) crunch (b) knock (c) vroom
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) neigh (b) click (c) honk
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) knock (c) chirp
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) whoosh
10. 10.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a camera (b) a visitor at the door (c) a heavy bag falling
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) moo (c) garden
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) woof
13. 13.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a cow
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) pop (c) roar
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
16. 16.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a frog
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) slurp
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) teacher (c) tall
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
21. 21.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a cat (b) thunder (c) a pair of scissors
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) meow
23. 23.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a snake (b) a dog (c) a camera
24. 24.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a car horn (c) an owl
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) honk
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
28. 28.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) a clock
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) happy (c) garden
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) click (b) quack (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quack
32. 32.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a rooster
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) green (c) slowly
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quack (c) river
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) slurp (b) beep (c) sizzle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) knock (c) garden
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb

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