Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 63 · 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 “tick-tock”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a clock (c) a heavy bag falling
2. 2.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a pig (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
4. 4.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a doorbell
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) chair (c) window
6. 6.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a frog (b) a duck (c) a cat
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) neigh (b) moo (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) moo (c) green
9. 9.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a noisy drinker
10. 10.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a doorbell (c) a jump into a pool
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) honk (b) drip (c) knock
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) beep
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) sizzle (b) neigh (c) hoot
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crunch (b) beep (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) roar (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) splash
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) teacher (c) window
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chirp (c) pencil
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) happy
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) thud (b) pitter-patter (c) buzz
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) neigh (b) baa (c) tick-tock
25. 25.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a motorbike
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) mango (c) green
27. 27.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a dog (c) thunder
28. 28.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) the wind (b) a cat (c) a visitor at the door
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) thud (b) woof (c) whoosh
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) a motorbike
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hiss (c) whoosh
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) click (b) clang (c) quack
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) mango (c) quickly
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) garden (c) tall
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) quack
38. 38.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sparrow (b) a snake (c) a jump into a pool
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) clang
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) slurp

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