Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 812 · 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 “tick-tock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) roar (c) quack
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) knock (c) river
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) meow (b) tick-tock (c) crunch
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) pop
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) baa
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) click
10. 10.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a snake
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) kind
12. 12.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sneeze (c) a cat
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) ding-dong (c) kind
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
15. 15.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a motorbike (b) a duck (c) a leaking tap
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) beep
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) woof
19. 19.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cow (c) a frog
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) crunch
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
23. 23.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a crisp papad
24. 24.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a doorbell (c) a jump into a pool
25. 25.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a clock (c) pakoras in hot oil
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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) crackle
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
29. 29.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a clock (c) a rooster
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) gentle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) window (c) gentle
32. 32.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a crisp papad
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) sizzle (c) green
34. 34.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a pair of scissors
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) hoot
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) crunch (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) achoo (c) pencil
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) oink
40. 40.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a balloon (b) a frog (c) a steel plate falling

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