Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 653 · 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 “achoo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sneeze (c) a doorbell
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
3. 3.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a cat (c) a doorbell
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crunch (b) croak (c) hiss
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) oink (b) knock (c) click
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
8. 8.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a snake
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) slowly (c) tall
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) crunch
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crunch (b) meow (c) chirp
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) whoosh
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) beep (c) chair
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) snip
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) mango (c) buzz
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a dog (b) a jump into a pool (c) a clock
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quack (c) tall
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) happy (c) gentle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) teacher (c) pencil
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) slurp
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
25. 25.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) a bee
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) tick-tock
27. 27.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) a jump into a pool (c) thunder
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a clock (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cow
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a doorbell (c) a lion
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) hoot
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pop (b) baa (c) vroom
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) gentle (c) kind
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a horse (b) a leaking tap (c) a balloon
37. 37.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a microwave (b) an owl (c) a clock
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) table (c) slowly
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) woof

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