Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 686 · 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) gentle (b) boom (c) happy
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) pitter-patter
3. 3.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a doorbell (c) a campfire
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
5. 5.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a leaking tap (c) a duck
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) achoo (b) tick-tock (c) knock
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) moo (c) clang
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
10. 10.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) the wind (c) a cow
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) whoosh (b) crackle (c) honk
12. 12.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sheep (b) a balloon (c) a visitor at the door
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) honk (c) snip
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) oink (c) pencil
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) clang (b) hoot (c) hiss
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) moo
20. 20.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a rooster
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) crunch
22. 22.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) a car horn
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) happy (c) chair
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) roar
26. 26.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a camera (b) a frog (c) raindrops
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) sizzle (c) pencil
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) slowly (c) table
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a cow
31. 31.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a snake (b) an owl (c) a noisy drinker
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) table
33. 33.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sneeze (b) a noisy drinker (c) a camera
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) table (c) slowly
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) happy (c) slowly
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) woof (c) hoot
37. 37.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) an owl (b) a balloon (c) a car horn
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) honk (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) crunch
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) honk (c) window

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