Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 741 · 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 “moo”? (a) a cat (b) a lion (c) a cow
2. 2.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a camera (b) a cat (c) a car horn
3. 3.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a jump into a pool
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
5. 5.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a frog (b) a motorbike (c) a cat
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) vroom (c) slowly
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) moo (c) honk
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) beep
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
11. 11.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a steel plate falling
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) click
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) garden (c) river
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
15. 15.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) a heavy bag falling
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) splash
17. 17.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a rooster (b) a microwave (c) a steel plate falling
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) table (c) teacher
19. 19.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) sizzle (b) tick-tock (c) roar
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) quickly (c) window
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) moo (c) pop
23. 23.What makes the sound “click”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a doorbell (c) a camera
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) pitter-patter (c) thud
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) splash
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) croak (c) quickly
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) kind (c) teacher
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
29. 29.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) raindrops (b) a lion (c) a visitor at the door
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) buzz (c) neigh
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) gentle (c) slowly
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) oink (c) boom
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) click (c) woof
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) snip (c) moo
36. 36.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a rooster (c) a sneeze
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) river (c) garden
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a snake (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) happy (c) gentle

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