Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 568 · 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 “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a clock (c) a camera
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
6. 6.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a camera (b) the wind (c) a clock
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) croak (b) clang (c) neigh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) vroom (c) green
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) honk
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) roar
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) hoot
12. 12.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a balloon (b) a crisp papad (c) the wind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) table (c) slowly
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) baa (b) quack (c) ding-dong
15. 15.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) raindrops
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) yellow (c) garden
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) drip
18. 18.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a jump into a pool
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pitter-patter (c) kind
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) roar (b) baa (c) moo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) green (c) yellow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) snip (b) chirp (c) moo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pencil (c) woof
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
28. 28.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a pig
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) slurp (c) achoo
30. 30.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a rooster (c) a sparrow
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) teacher
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quack (c) teacher
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) table (c) tall
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) pitter-patter (b) snip (c) click
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) oink (c) thud
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) garden (c) beep
38. 38.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) a dog (c) a pig
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) boom (c) hoot
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) ding-dong (b) croak (c) whoosh

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