Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 390 · 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) garden (b) green (c) croak
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) roar (c) teacher
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) buzz
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
8. 8.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a duck
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) thud (b) pop (c) beep
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) hoot (c) thud
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) knock
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) a sheep
15. 15.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a campfire (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
16. 16.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a leaking tap (c) a sparrow
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) quickly (c) green
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) splash (b) ding-dong (c) crackle
19. 19.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) crunch
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) moo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) baa
23. 23.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) knock (b) achoo (c) crunch
26. 26.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a duck (b) a balloon (c) a cow
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) boom (c) woof
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) teacher (c) window
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) hoot
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) quickly
31. 31.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a sneeze (c) a cow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) splash (c) neigh
35. 35.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a rooster
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) pop (c) chirp
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) drip (c) click
38. 38.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) thunder (b) a jump into a pool (c) a duck
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) tick-tock (b) neigh (c) pop
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz

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