Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 793 · 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 “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) roar
4. 4.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a car horn (c) a snake
5. 5.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) the wind (c) a doorbell
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
7. 7.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a bee
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
9. 9.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
11. 11.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) raindrops
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) river (c) table
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) baa
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) roar (c) slurp
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) crunch
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slowly (c) thud
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) hoot
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) clang
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) pencil (c) teacher
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) whoosh (c) buzz
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) sizzle (b) click (c) baa
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) meow (b) vroom (c) hoot
23. 23.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) slurp (b) woof (c) quack
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
27. 27.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a dog (c) a jump into a pool
28. 28.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a snake (c) a pair of scissors
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) woof (c) pencil
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) hoot (c) drip
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) ding-dong (c) oink
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) pencil (c) table
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) oink
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) hiss
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) river (c) happy
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) pitter-patter
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
39. 39.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a snake (b) a duck (c) a cow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) green (c) teacher

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