Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 481 · 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 “ding-dong”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) boom (c) croak
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) hiss (c) boom
4. 4.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) the wind (b) a car horn (c) a sheep
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) slowly (c) green
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) teacher (c) happy
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
8. 8.What makes the sound “click”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a camera
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) garden (c) green
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crackle (b) meow (c) beep
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cat (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pig
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
14. 14.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) chirp
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
18. 18.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a crisp papad (b) raindrops (c) a dog
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
24. 24.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sneeze
25. 25.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pig (b) an owl (c) a campfire
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slurp (c) tall
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) whoosh (c) kind
28. 28.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cat (b) a clock (c) a pair of scissors
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) roar (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) baa
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) clang (c) tall
31. 31.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a doorbell (c) a steel plate falling
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) knock (c) pencil
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
36. 36.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a camera (c) a rooster
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) window (c) chair
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) honk (c) quack
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) tall (c) green

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