Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 786 · 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 “buzz”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bee
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) baa (c) drip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) hiss (c) window
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
6. 6.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a dog (b) an owl (c) a camera
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) croak (c) woof
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pencil
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) splash (b) oink (c) croak
11. 11.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a visitor at the door (c) the wind
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) table (c) teacher
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) meow (c) slowly
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) clang
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) quack
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.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a lion (c) thunder
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chirp (c) kind
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) moo (b) drip (c) clang
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) chair (c) pencil
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) oink
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
23. 23.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a sheep
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) vroom
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) quack (b) meow (c) click
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) knock
28. 28.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a noisy drinker (c) a duck
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) tick-tock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) snip
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) beep
32. 32.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a visitor at the door (c) a lion
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) whoosh (b) moo (c) thud
34. 34.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a dog (c) a sheep
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pitter-patter (b) buzz (c) honk
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) kind (c) river
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) clang
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) click (b) moo (c) croak
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate

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