Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 550 · 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) mango (b) click (c) tall
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a car horn (c) a frog
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) hoot
6. 6.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a motorbike (b) a duck (c) a bee
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) baa (c) slowly
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) click (b) beep (c) quack
9. 9.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a lion (b) a sneeze (c) a cow
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) splash (b) whoosh (c) chirp
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) neigh (b) snip (c) roar
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) yellow
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) chirp (b) snip (c) meow
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) croak
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) crackle
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) quickly (c) kind
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) the wind (b) a motorbike (c) a doorbell
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
22. 22.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sparrow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) raindrops (b) a lion (c) a camera
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) neigh
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) river (c) happy
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) vroom (c) yellow
30. 30.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a rooster (b) a steel plate falling (c) a jump into a pool
31. 31.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sheep (b) a car horn (c) a dog
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) knock (b) slurp (c) moo
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) mango (c) river
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) slurp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) roar
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) buzz (b) croak (c) roar
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
39. 39.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a duck (b) a clock (c) a camera
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree

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