Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 733 · 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 “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cat (b) a motorbike (c) a rooster
2. 2.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a clock (b) a campfire (c) a leaking tap
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) moo
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a car horn (b) a jump into a pool (c) an owl
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) boom (b) click (c) baa
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pitter-patter (c) window
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crunch (b) thud (c) croak
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) achoo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) roar (c) happy
11. 11.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
14. 14.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a visitor at the door (c) a doorbell
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
16. 16.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pig (c) pakoras in hot oil
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) mango (c) river
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) mango (c) quickly
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) slowly (c) teacher
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) roar (b) ding-dong (c) woof
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pop (b) quack (c) tick-tock
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) moo (b) knock (c) roar
26. 26.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a campfire
27. 27.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sheep (c) a car horn
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) snip (c) crunch
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) raindrops (b) a campfire (c) a balloon
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) a bee
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) oink (b) slurp (c) achoo
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) knock (c) table
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) teacher (c) slowly
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) croak
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) achoo (c) yellow
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) achoo (b) pop (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
40. 40.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a campfire

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