Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 59 · 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) vroom (b) slowly (c) garden
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) woof (c) yellow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) baa (c) achoo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) quack (c) slurp
5. 5.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cow
6. 6.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a frog
7. 7.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a campfire (c) a frog
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) happy (c) slowly
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) beep (c) quack
10. 10.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a campfire (c) a pig
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) baa
12. 12.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) slurp
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) drip
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) neigh
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) quack
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
19. 19.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a motorbike (b) a bee (c) a dog
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
21. 21.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sparrow (c) a snake
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) roar
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) garden (c) mango
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) hiss
28. 28.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a rooster (c) a lion
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) ding-dong (b) pop (c) sizzle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) chirp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) drip (b) buzz (c) baa
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crunch (c) yellow
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) ding-dong (c) garden
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) garden (c) green
36. 36.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a camera (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
39. 39.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp

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