Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 742 · 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 “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a heavy bag falling (c) thunder
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) pitter-patter (c) achoo
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) slurp
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
6. 6.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) a sheep
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) crunch
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) river (c) teacher
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) baa (c) thud
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
13. 13.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a cat (b) a rooster (c) a jump into a pool
14. 14.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a doorbell
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) baa
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) thud
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) pencil
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a balloon (c) a snake
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) click
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) quack (b) click (c) pop
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) buzz (c) croak
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) splash
26. 26.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a snake (b) a leaking tap (c) pakoras in hot oil
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
29. 29.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a car horn
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) drip
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
32. 32.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a microwave (c) a steel plate falling
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) ding-dong
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hoot (c) river
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) yellow (c) pencil
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) splash
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) chirp (c) mango
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) croak (c) hoot
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) thud (c) knock
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) drip (c) roar

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