Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 663 · 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 “whoosh”? (a) a duck (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a sparrow
3. 3.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) a camera
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
5. 5.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a crisp papad (c) a sheep
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) woof (b) slurp (c) boom
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) ding-dong (c) pop
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) slurp (c) snip
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) beep
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) clang (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) croak
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) sizzle (c) kind
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) quack
19. 19.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a microwave (c) a noisy drinker
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) boom
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) ding-dong (c) croak
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
23. 23.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a noisy drinker
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) sizzle
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
26. 26.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) a pig
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) chair (c) pencil
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) clang
29. 29.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a campfire
30. 30.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a frog (b) a noisy drinker (c) a steel plate falling
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) whoosh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) achoo
33. 33.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a lion (c) a motorbike
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crackle (b) croak (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) click (b) quack (c) snip
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) snip
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) neigh
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) honk

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