Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 575 · 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 “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a motorbike (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) thud (c) meow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) sizzle (b) vroom (c) woof
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) tall (c) gentle
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) vroom (c) pencil
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
8. 8.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) a motorbike
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) moo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) river (c) table
11. 11.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a doorbell (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sheep
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) garden (c) chair
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) oink
16. 16.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a clock (b) a campfire (c) thunder
17. 17.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a sneeze (c) a camera
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) river (c) chair
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) table
21. 21.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) quack
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
28. 28.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a bee (c) a frog
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) clang (c) crunch
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) thud (b) hiss (c) neigh
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) whoosh (b) hiss (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) drip (c) window
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) quickly (c) gentle
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) woof (c) boom
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) beep (b) croak (c) oink
39. 39.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) a cat
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) green (c) happy

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