Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 431 · 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 “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) yellow (c) tall
3. 3.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a balloon (b) a snake (c) a jump into a pool
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hoot (c) table
5. 5.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a dog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a motorbike
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) pencil (c) garden
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
9. 9.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a car horn (b) a lion (c) a campfire
10. 10.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a campfire
11. 11.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a camera (c) a motorbike
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) oink (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slurp
13. 13.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a lion (c) a leaking tap
14. 14.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a balloon (b) a motorbike (c) a leaking tap
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) window (c) kind
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) vroom (b) boom (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) crunch
19. 19.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) raindrops (b) a crisp papad (c) a clock
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) honk (c) mango
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
22. 22.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) the wind (c) an owl
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) clang
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
25. 25.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a noisy drinker
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) snip (b) beep (c) knock
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) buzz (c) garden
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) quack (c) croak
29. 29.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) drip
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a frog (c) a horse
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) hiss
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) happy (c) gentle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) moo (c) green
37. 37.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) the wind (b) a sheep (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) chair (c) gentle
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a microwave (c) a balloon
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crackle (c) kind

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