Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 774 · 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 “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a sparrow (c) a frog
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) pop
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tick-tock (c) quickly
4. 4.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a campfire (b) a steel plate falling (c) an owl
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) croak
6. 6.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) thunder (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) achoo (c) gentle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) moo (c) river
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) boom (b) slurp (c) clang
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) roar (c) chair
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) pop (b) hoot (c) neigh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) moo
14. 14.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sparrow (c) a cat
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) mango (c) yellow
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) pitter-patter
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) tall (c) garden
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) click (c) neigh
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) meow (c) river
22. 22.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) pakoras in hot oil
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a duck (c) a camera
27. 27.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a dog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) beep (b) pitter-patter (c) ding-dong
29. 29.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a dog
30. 30.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a horse (b) a leaking tap (c) a campfire
31. 31.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a balloon (c) a jump into a pool
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) neigh (b) roar (c) honk
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) slowly
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) meow
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) chair (c) happy
37. 37.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cow (b) a clock (c) the wind
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) table (c) slowly
39. 39.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) thunder (c) the wind
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a car horn (c) the wind

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