Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 751 · 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 “whoosh”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a leaking tap (c) the wind
2. 2.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a frog (b) a clock (c) a microwave
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) clang
4. 4.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) the wind
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) green (c) tall
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) honk
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) achoo (b) quack (c) hoot
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.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sheep
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) whoosh (c) mango
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) clang (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) woof (c) baa
15. 15.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) thunder (b) a dog (c) a horse
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) ding-dong
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) pitter-patter
19. 19.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a car horn (c) a pig
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) hoot (c) splash
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) roar (b) thud (c) meow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) tall (c) green
25. 25.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a campfire (c) a camera
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
27. 27.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cat
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) beep
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) thud (b) drip (c) slurp
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) crackle (b) achoo (c) tick-tock
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hiss (c) green
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) buzz
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crunch (c) kind
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) beep (b) thud (c) hiss
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) sizzle (b) chirp (c) woof
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) tick-tock
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) quickly (c) slowly
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) slowly (c) table
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) quack (b) drip (c) tick-tock

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