Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 434 · 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 “meow”? (a) a snake (b) a cat (c) a clock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) pencil (c) chair
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) roar (c) moo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
6. 6.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a camera (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) clang
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) happy (c) garden
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) knock
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a dog
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) vroom
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) quickly (c) garden
17. 17.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a car horn (c) a microwave
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) garden (c) happy
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) table (c) slowly
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) tick-tock (b) croak (c) moo
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) ding-dong (b) slurp (c) sizzle
22. 22.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a cat
23. 23.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a rooster (c) a horse
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) snip
25. 25.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a balloon
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) happy (c) teacher
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) roar
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) ding-dong
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
30. 30.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a noisy drinker
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pitter-patter (c) chair
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) table (c) slowly
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) honk (c) splash
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) tall (c) slowly
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) gentle (c) river
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) tick-tock (b) roar (c) buzz
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) chirp (c) hiss
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) window (c) quickly
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone

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