Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 772 · 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 “ding-dong”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cat (c) a doorbell
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) click
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) croak (c) thud
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) knock (b) crunch (c) ding-dong
5. 5.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
6. 6.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a steel plate falling
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) roar (b) chirp (c) hoot
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pitter-patter (b) woof (c) neigh
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) splash
12. 12.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a camera (b) a motorbike (c) the wind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) tall (c) quickly
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) boom (b) knock (c) neigh
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crackle (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) table (c) chair
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
21. 21.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a heavy bag falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
22. 22.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a rooster (c) a duck
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) sizzle
25. 25.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) slowly (c) happy
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) tick-tock
30. 30.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a jump into a pool (c) a visitor at the door
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) crackle
34. 34.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a steel plate falling (c) a microwave
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pop (c) table
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) teacher (c) quickly
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) hoot
40. 40.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog

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