Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 817 · 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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) slowly (c) green
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) sizzle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) meow
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) knock
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) chirp
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
9. 9.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a horse (c) a duck
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) croak (c) honk
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) honk (c) buzz
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) window (c) green
14. 14.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a rooster
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) vroom (c) green
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
18. 18.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a dog (c) pakoras in hot oil
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) hoot
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) woof (c) pencil
21. 21.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a rooster (c) a cat
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) an owl (b) a clock (c) a cat
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) moo (b) meow (c) quack
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pop (b) ding-dong (c) baa
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
28. 28.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) chair (c) yellow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) buzz (b) moo (c) snip
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) drip
33. 33.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a cat (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sheep
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) beep (b) splash (c) crackle
35. 35.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pig (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) buzz
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) teacher (c) happy

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