Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 612 · 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 “meow”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crunch (c) happy
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
4. 4.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a doorbell
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) baa (b) tick-tock (c) honk
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) splash (c) pencil
8. 8.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tick-tock (c) kind
10. 10.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a frog (c) a visitor at the door
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a duck (b) a car horn (c) an owl
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) garden (c) hiss
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) neigh
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) woof (b) thud (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) ding-dong
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) knock
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) achoo
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) thud
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) pop
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) slurp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) click
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) baa
26. 26.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a bee (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) raindrops (c) a snake
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) slowly (c) happy
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) river (c) window
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
31. 31.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) happy (c) river
33. 33.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a sneeze
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) drip (c) tall
35. 35.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a snake (c) a motorbike
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) roar (c) green
37. 37.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a sheep
38. 38.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a leaking tap (c) a pig
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) splash (c) quack

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