Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 395 · 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) quack (b) mango (c) river
2. 2.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hoot (c) teacher
6. 6.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a snake (c) a campfire
7. 7.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a frog (b) a snake (c) a crisp papad
8. 8.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cow (c) a motorbike
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) drip (b) hoot (c) honk
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) an owl
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) boom (b) hoot (c) baa
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) crunch
15. 15.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a motorbike (c) a cow
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) neigh
17. 17.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a pair of scissors (c) an owl
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) buzz
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) thud
21. 21.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a camera (c) a campfire
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a doorbell (c) a snake
23. 23.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a cow (c) a car horn
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
25. 25.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pig (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sparrow
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) yellow (c) happy
27. 27.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a cow (b) thunder (c) pakoras in hot oil
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) slurp
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) ding-dong (c) baa
31. 31.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sneeze (b) a leaking tap (c) a pair of scissors
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) sizzle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) green (c) river
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) quickly (c) river
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) the wind
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom

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