Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 448 · 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 “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) tall (c) garden
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) vroom (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) ding-dong
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) roar
6. 6.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) teacher (c) pencil
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) window (c) meow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) meow (c) slurp
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) clang
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) snip (c) neigh
15. 15.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a motorbike (c) a heavy bag falling
16. 16.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) a leaking tap
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) teacher
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) crunch
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) splash
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) beep (b) sizzle (c) buzz
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) pencil (c) yellow
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) knock (b) clang (c) quack
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) a horse
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) chirp (c) slurp
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) mango (c) sizzle
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
28. 28.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a balloon (b) a visitor at the door (c) thunder
29. 29.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) thunder
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chair (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) croak (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
34. 34.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a noisy drinker
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
36. 36.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a dog (c) a lion
37. 37.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a cat (c) a balloon
38. 38.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a horse (b) a rooster (c) a microwave
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter

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