Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 711 · 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) garden (b) croak (c) mango
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
3. 3.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sheep (b) raindrops (c) a cat
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) meow
5. 5.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a cat (c) a motorbike
6. 6.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a jump into a pool (c) an owl
7. 7.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a horse (c) a frog
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) chirp
9. 9.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a campfire (b) a dog (c) raindrops
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) meow (b) ding-dong (c) pop
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) slurp (c) click
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) table
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) chirp
17. 17.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a pair of scissors
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a dog
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) chirp
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
22. 22.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a car horn (c) an owl
23. 23.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a heavy bag falling
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) hoot
25. 25.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a pig
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) crunch (c) meow
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pitter-patter (c) slowly
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) thud (c) garden
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) boom
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) woof (c) slowly
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) table (c) slowly
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a pig (c) a bee
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) hoot
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) neigh (c) table
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) hiss
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
38. 38.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) thunder
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) roar (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) slurp

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