Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 426 · 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 balloon (b) a snake (c) a bee
2. 2.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a bee (b) a jump into a pool (c) a microwave
3. 3.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a microwave (c) a dog
4. 4.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a pair of scissors
5. 5.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a sparrow
6. 6.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) a rooster
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) window (c) river
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) vroom
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) beep
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) crunch (b) baa (c) pop
11. 11.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) a snake
12. 12.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a balloon (b) a lion (c) raindrops
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) vroom (c) quack
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) croak
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) pitter-patter (b) clang (c) whoosh
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) baa
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) window (c) pencil
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a motorbike (c) a cow
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a noisy drinker (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a leaking tap (c) an owl
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
27. 27.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a pig (b) a car horn (c) a cat
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) tall
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) oink (b) pitter-patter (c) whoosh
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) knock (c) hoot
34. 34.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a balloon (c) a microwave
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) slurp (c) vroom
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
40. 40.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a dog (c) a lion

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