Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 597 · 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 “slurp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cow
2. 2.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cow (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a bee (c) a frog
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) pitter-patter
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) clang (c) hiss
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a lion (c) a sheep
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
16. 16.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a jump into a pool (c) a horse
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slurp (c) chair
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) achoo
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) knock (b) whoosh (c) achoo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) moo (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cow (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) crunch
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) buzz
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) baa (c) slowly
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) gentle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) achoo (b) whoosh (c) clang
31. 31.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sparrow (b) thunder (c) a bee
32. 32.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cat (b) a noisy drinker (c) a steel plate falling
33. 33.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a doorbell
34. 34.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a doorbell (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) neigh (c) slowly
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) clang
37. 37.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a rooster (c) a cow
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) thud (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crunch

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