Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 727 · 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) river (b) chirp (c) teacher
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quickly (c) meow
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) green (c) window
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) slowly
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) slowly (c) yellow
6. 6.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a rooster
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
8. 8.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cat (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) splash
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) boom (b) quack (c) meow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) slurp
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
15. 15.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sparrow (c) a cow
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) honk (c) table
17. 17.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a pig (c) a campfire
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) neigh (c) pencil
19. 19.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a car horn
20. 20.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a horse (c) the wind
21. 21.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a heavy bag falling (c) the wind
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) beep
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) chirp (b) pop (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a motorbike (b) a noisy drinker (c) a camera
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) thud
26. 26.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a camera
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) tick-tock (b) crunch (c) click
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) mango
29. 29.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) thunder (b) a pair of scissors (c) a frog
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) drip (b) ding-dong (c) hoot
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) drip
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a microwave
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) whoosh (b) snip (c) hiss
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) vroom (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) croak (c) garden
36. 36.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a duck (b) a sheep (c) a lion
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) moo
38. 38.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) knock
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) snip

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