Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 375 · 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) teacher (b) croak (c) garden
2. 2.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a camera (b) a motorbike (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) hoot
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) honk (b) tick-tock (c) moo
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tick-tock (c) meow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) knock
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) hiss
10. 10.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a snake (b) a sparrow (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) pop (c) oink
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) whoosh (c) window
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) splash
14. 14.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a clock (b) a pig (c) a bee
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) ding-dong (c) knock
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) thud
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) snip (b) slurp (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
20. 20.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) raindrops
21. 21.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a clock (c) a frog
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) mango (c) quickly
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crackle (b) baa (c) buzz
24. 24.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) an owl (c) a camera
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) slurp (b) achoo (c) woof
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) chirp (c) beep
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) pencil (c) river
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) hoot
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) baa
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) crunch
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) croak (c) thud
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) river (c) table
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) vroom (b) achoo (c) ding-dong
36. 36.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a car horn (b) a horse (c) a balloon
37. 37.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) pop (c) achoo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) green (c) table
40. 40.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a bee (b) a jump into a pool (c) a motorbike

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