Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 596 · 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 “woof”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) a leaking tap
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) roar (b) snip (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) knock
5. 5.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a clock (b) a bee (c) a duck
6. 6.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
9. 9.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a dog
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) drip (c) mango
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) mango (c) buzz
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) ding-dong (b) knock (c) vroom
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) chair (c) window
19. 19.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sneeze (b) raindrops (c) a camera
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) table (c) happy
21. 21.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a snake
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) crunch
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) woof
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) crunch
25. 25.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) pakoras in hot oil
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) splash (c) tick-tock
28. 28.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a steel plate falling (c) the wind
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) croak (b) quack (c) ding-dong
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
31. 31.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a crisp papad
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) splash
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) roar (b) beep (c) sizzle
34. 34.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a sheep (c) a cat
35. 35.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pig
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) click (c) croak
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) pencil (c) yellow
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) achoo (b) chirp (c) neigh
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door

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