Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 721 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) pitter-patter (b) whoosh (c) croak
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
3. 3.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a sheep
4. 4.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a campfire (c) a rooster
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) buzz (c) hiss
6. 6.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) baa (c) mango
8. 8.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a bee (c) a crisp papad
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) chirp (c) hiss
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
11. 11.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a sheep (c) a cow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) table (c) tall
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tall (c) pop
14. 14.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a motorbike (b) thunder (c) a rooster
15. 15.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a campfire (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hiss (b) ding-dong (c) click
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) drip (c) yellow
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) tall (c) chair
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) baa (c) roar
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) clang (c) mango
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) garden (c) river
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) knock (b) ding-dong (c) drip
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) meow (b) click (c) ding-dong
25. 25.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a doorbell
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) knock (c) pencil
27. 27.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sneeze (b) a balloon (c) a leaking tap
28. 28.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a bee (c) a pig
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) neigh (b) vroom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) buzz
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) crunch
33. 33.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) a duck
34. 34.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) honk
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) hoot
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) achoo (c) gentle
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) drip (c) moo
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sheep (b) a rooster (c) a snake

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