Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 618 · 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 “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a motorbike (c) a cat
2. 2.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a balloon (c) a duck
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a frog (b) a sparrow (c) a rooster
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) click (b) croak (c) chirp
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tick-tock
6. 6.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a camera (b) a duck (c) a car horn
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) boom
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) crackle
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) chirp
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) clang (c) window
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) meow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) honk (c) roar
14. 14.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a sparrow (c) a steel plate falling
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) vroom (c) crunch
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) achoo (b) ding-dong (c) whoosh
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) quack
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) yellow (c) garden
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tall (c) hiss
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) gentle (c) teacher
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) window (c) table
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) clang (c) pop
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) slurp (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) beep (c) table
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) kind (c) table
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) teacher (c) river
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) tick-tock (b) sizzle (c) honk
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) happy (c) tall
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) meow
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) baa (b) hiss (c) meow
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) happy (c) quickly
37. 37.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
38. 38.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a steel plate falling (c) an owl
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) snip (c) baa

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