Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 467 · 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 “baa”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) pakoras in hot oil
2. 2.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a camera (c) a crisp papad
3. 3.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a leaking tap (c) the wind
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) beep (c) crunch
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) roar
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) buzz (c) pencil
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) pop (c) crunch
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
12. 12.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a frog (c) thunder
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) ding-dong
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) thud (c) meow
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crunch (c) window
17. 17.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) raindrops (c) a clock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
19. 19.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) a cow
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) hoot (c) croak
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) hiss
23. 23.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a snake (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) yellow (c) window
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) mango (c) window
27. 27.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a rooster
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) boom
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) drip (c) table
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) baa (c) tall
31. 31.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a snake (b) a sneeze (c) a lion
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) oink (c) quickly
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) beep (c) ding-dong
34. 34.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a campfire (c) thunder
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) garden (c) table
37. 37.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a car horn
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) woof
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) river
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) pop

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