Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 731 · 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.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) raindrops
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chair (c) thud
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) beep
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a doorbell
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) croak (c) click
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) chirp (c) teacher
10. 10.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a snake
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a pig (c) a sneeze
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
15. 15.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a campfire (b) thunder (c) a sneeze
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) knock (c) mango
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) oink (b) chirp (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) pitter-patter
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) hiss (b) sizzle (c) vroom
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hiss (c) yellow
21. 21.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a clock (b) a camera (c) a sneeze
22. 22.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a campfire (b) a crisp papad (c) thunder
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) beep (c) buzz
24. 24.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a camera (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) buzz
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
27. 27.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a doorbell (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) sizzle (b) tick-tock (c) neigh
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cow (b) a crisp papad (c) a dog
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) boom
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) gentle (c) green
34. 34.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cow (c) the wind
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) baa (c) tick-tock
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) quickly
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) beep (c) table

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