Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 644 · 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 “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a motorbike (c) a snake
2. 2.What makes the sound “click”? (a) the wind (b) a noisy drinker (c) a camera
3. 3.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) the wind (b) a doorbell (c) a cow
4. 4.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a lion (b) a balloon (c) a clock
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) happy (c) yellow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) chirp
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) honk (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pop
8. 8.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sneeze (b) thunder (c) a cat
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) drip (b) woof (c) pop
10. 10.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a microwave (b) a bee (c) an owl
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) clang
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) hoot
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) croak (b) vroom (c) drip
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) slurp
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) green (c) yellow
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) snip
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) achoo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) boom (b) slurp (c) quack
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) roar
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
23. 23.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a microwave (c) a bee
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) buzz (b) moo (c) drip
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) quickly (c) happy
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) quack
27. 27.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a bee (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) achoo
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) beep (c) quack
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) clang
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) tall (c) window
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
40. 40.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a crisp papad (c) a cat

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