Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 394 · 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.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cow (b) a balloon (c) a motorbike
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) knock (b) buzz (c) hoot
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) green (c) mango
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) quickly (c) table
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) mango (c) teacher
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a lion (b) a duck (c) a motorbike
11. 11.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a snake (b) a frog (c) a doorbell
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) gentle
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a duck (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cow
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) green (c) table
16. 16.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a pig (c) pakoras in hot oil
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) green (c) table
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hoot (c) pencil
19. 19.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a microwave (c) a cat
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) whoosh
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) meow (c) oink
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) knock (c) neigh
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) woof (c) slowly
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) slurp (c) splash
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) chair (c) quickly
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) click
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
31. 31.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) baa (c) mango
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) raindrops (b) a bee (c) a frog
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) chirp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) vroom
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) moo (b) chirp (c) quack
37. 37.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot

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