Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 463 · 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 “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a noisy drinker
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) baa
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) woof (c) neigh
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
8. 8.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a camera (c) a car horn
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
10. 10.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a cat (b) a leaking tap (c) a car horn
11. 11.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a leaking tap (c) a cat
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) teacher (c) slowly
13. 13.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) thunder (b) a doorbell (c) a duck
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a microwave
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) meow (c) hiss
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) woof (b) baa (c) chirp
18. 18.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roar (c) baa
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
22. 22.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a horse (b) a snake (c) the wind
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) baa (b) click (c) drip
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) tall (c) river
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) clang
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) vroom (b) crunch (c) click
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crackle (b) splash (c) hoot
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) pencil (c) quickly
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) ding-dong (c) pencil
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crackle (c) table
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) quickly (c) window
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) neigh (c) crunch
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
38. 38.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a campfire (c) a snake
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) whoosh (b) vroom (c) hiss

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