Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 667 · 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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) achoo (b) roar (c) quack
4. 4.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a motorbike (c) a microwave
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) neigh (b) achoo (c) chirp
6. 6.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) a frog (c) thunder
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) woof
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) garden (c) crunch
9. 9.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) baa (c) tall
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hoot (c) window
12. 12.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a horse (c) a pig
13. 13.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) quack (c) tall
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) garden (c) gentle
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) chirp
18. 18.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a snake (b) a doorbell (c) an owl
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) quickly
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
21. 21.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a bee (c) a snake
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) hoot
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pop (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) knock (b) baa (c) snip
26. 26.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a car horn
27. 27.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sparrow (b) a duck (c) a motorbike
28. 28.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a campfire (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) neigh
30. 30.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a motorbike (b) a duck (c) a crisp papad
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) kind (c) table
32. 32.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a frog (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) window (c) teacher
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) gentle (c) mango
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tall
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) green
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) beep (b) pop (c) neigh
39. 39.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a pig (b) a lion (c) a microwave
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers

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