Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 705 · 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) chair (b) whoosh (c) slowly
2. 2.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sneeze (b) a doorbell (c) a leaking tap
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) garden (c) quickly
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) gentle (c) tall
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) kind (c) teacher
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) crunch (c) buzz
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
11. 11.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a snake (b) thunder (c) a cow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) chirp (c) garden
13. 13.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) the wind (b) a sneeze (c) a heavy bag falling
14. 14.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sparrow (b) a camera (c) thunder
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) thud (c) garden
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crunch (b) buzz (c) boom
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) neigh (c) pencil
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) clang (c) gentle
20. 20.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a lion (c) a bee
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) click (b) buzz (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) snip
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) moo
25. 25.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) a balloon (c) an owl
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) meow (b) knock (c) clang
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) pop
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) mango (c) garden
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
32. 32.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a motorbike (c) a sparrow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) green (c) mango
34. 34.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a motorbike (b) a horse (c) a steel plate falling
35. 35.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) raindrops (c) a visitor at the door
36. 36.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cow (c) a jump into a pool
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) ding-dong (b) sizzle (c) drip
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) thud (c) snip
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) ding-dong (c) meow
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak

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