Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 528 · 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 “oink”? (a) a camera (b) a pig (c) a dog
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tick-tock (c) teacher
3. 3.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a camera
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) moo (c) quickly
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) sizzle (c) green
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) croak (c) table
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) tick-tock (b) pitter-patter (c) click
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) pitter-patter (c) tick-tock
10. 10.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a cow (b) thunder (c) a campfire
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) green
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) kind (c) garden
13. 13.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a cow (c) a microwave
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) slurp
17. 17.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a clock (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a frog (c) a horse
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) achoo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) whoosh (c) splash
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) beep (b) chirp (c) buzz
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) kind (c) teacher
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) tall (c) slowly
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) hiss
26. 26.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) the wind (b) a microwave (c) a car horn
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) splash (c) snip
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) meow
29. 29.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a doorbell (b) an owl (c) pakoras in hot oil
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
31. 31.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a doorbell (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
32. 32.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a cat
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) knock (c) boom
34. 34.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a clock (b) a cow (c) a duck
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) crackle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) knock (c) table
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) chair (c) river
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) honk (b) clang (c) moo
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable

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