Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 508 · 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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) woof
2. 2.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) a duck
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) drip
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hoot (c) tall
5. 5.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a balloon (c) a doorbell
6. 6.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a campfire (c) a rooster
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) ding-dong (c) river
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) woof (c) knock
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pitter-patter (b) honk (c) slurp
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) moo
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crackle (b) ding-dong (c) crunch
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) pop (b) crunch (c) croak
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hiss (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) snip
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) kind (c) yellow
24. 24.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a balloon (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slowly (c) oink
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) vroom (c) garden
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) crunch (c) thud
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) roar
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a clock
31. 31.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) thunder (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sparrow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) beep (c) happy
34. 34.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a rooster
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) sizzle (c) crunch
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) vroom
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) table
39. 39.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a doorbell (b) a balloon (c) a cow
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz

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