Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 579 · 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) gentle (b) meow (c) slowly
2. 2.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a leaking tap (c) a steel plate falling
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) honk
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) roar
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) mango (c) window
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) croak (b) crackle (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
9. 9.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a lion
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pop (c) kind
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) moo (b) quack (c) knock
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) clang (c) teacher
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
16. 16.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a sparrow (c) a motorbike
17. 17.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a camera (c) a clock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) baa
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) whoosh (b) moo (c) quack
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) a snake
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) tall
24. 24.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) a horse
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) thud
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
27. 27.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a car horn
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) crackle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) vroom
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
32. 32.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) thunder (b) a clock (c) a pig
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) splash (b) neigh (c) hoot
34. 34.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a pair of scissors
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a bee (b) a clock (c) a frog
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) whoosh (c) kind
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) click
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
39. 39.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) thunder (b) a duck (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) crunch (c) mango

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