Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 402 · 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 “neigh”? (a) a motorbike (b) a horse (c) a dog
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) chirp
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pop
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) tick-tock (b) hoot (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) achoo
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) drip
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) woof
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) pop
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) achoo
17. 17.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) thunder (c) a noisy drinker
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) thud
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) moo (c) quickly
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) thunder (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
22. 22.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sheep (c) a dog
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) achoo (b) moo (c) clang
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) quack
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) croak
28. 28.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) boom (c) tall
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) thud (b) snip (c) slurp
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crackle (b) vroom (c) oink
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) window (c) yellow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) boom (b) thud (c) chirp
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
36. 36.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a bee (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
37. 37.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) thunder (c) a visitor at the door
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) crunch
39. 39.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) the wind (b) a microwave (c) a leaking tap
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) drip (c) buzz

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