Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 433 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a duck (b) a pig (c) an owl
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) baa (c) mango
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) snip (c) tall
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) crunch (b) achoo (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) meow
7. 7.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) buzz (b) tick-tock (c) baa
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) buzz (c) teacher
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) quickly (c) kind
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pitter-patter (b) beep (c) oink
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) hiss (c) snip
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) green (c) river
14. 14.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a noisy drinker
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tick-tock (c) mango
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) vroom (c) pitter-patter
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) chirp
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crackle (c) mango
24. 24.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
25. 25.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a lion (b) a jump into a pool (c) a dog
26. 26.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) thunder
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) crunch (b) sizzle (c) croak
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) hiss (c) chair
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) vroom
30. 30.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a doorbell
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a dog (b) a motorbike (c) a leaking tap
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) quickly (c) yellow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) neigh (b) woof (c) click
35. 35.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cow (b) a dog (c) a microwave
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) splash (c) table
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) achoo (b) beep (c) snip

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