Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 655 · 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 “thud”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a heavy bag falling
2. 2.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) a frog
3. 3.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a crisp papad (c) a motorbike
4. 4.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) raindrops (c) a cow
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slowly (c) hiss
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) knock (c) happy
7. 7.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a leaking tap (c) a duck
8. 8.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a campfire (c) a duck
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) mango (c) vroom
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) hiss
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) crackle
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
16. 16.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a balloon (c) a noisy drinker
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) mango
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) clang (b) crackle (c) quack
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) beep
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) honk (c) chirp
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) chirp
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
24. 24.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) a doorbell
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) croak (c) kind
26. 26.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a bee (b) a motorbike (c) a leaking tap
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) buzz
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
29. 29.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a rooster
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) woof (c) chirp
31. 31.What makes the sound “click”? (a) the wind (b) a camera (c) a pig
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) pencil (c) tall
33. 33.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a doorbell (c) a motorbike
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) boom (b) hoot (c) knock
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) whoosh (b) crackle (c) moo
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) buzz (c) chirp
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hoot (c) kind
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a car horn (b) a duck (c) a crisp papad
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chirp (c) kind
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) slurp

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