Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 452 · 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 sneeze (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) teacher (c) river
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) honk (c) garden
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) river (c) green
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
7. 7.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a bee (b) a cat (c) a lion
8. 8.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a motorbike
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) pop
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) crackle
12. 12.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a pig (b) a campfire (c) a cow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) ding-dong
14. 14.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sparrow (b) a dog (c) a crisp papad
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) vroom (b) baa (c) hoot
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) mango (c) green
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) quack (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pitter-patter (c) mango
22. 22.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a balloon (c) a horse
23. 23.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) raindrops
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a bee (c) a dog
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) chirp (c) oink
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hiss (b) whoosh (c) beep
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) river
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) woof
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) slurp (b) ding-dong (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a rooster (b) a sheep (c) a visitor at the door
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) baa (c) neigh
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) roar
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hoot (b) whoosh (c) croak
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) whoosh
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) quack (b) click (c) neigh
37. 37.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a pair of scissors (c) a visitor at the door
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) yellow (c) chair

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