Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 818 · 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 “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) a frog
2. 2.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pair of scissors
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) garden (c) tall
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) crackle (c) knock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) meow (c) teacher
7. 7.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a sheep
8. 8.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a doorbell (c) an owl
9. 9.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) pakoras in hot oil
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a duck
11. 11.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a sheep (c) a noisy drinker
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quack (c) pencil
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
17. 17.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sneeze (c) the wind
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) pop (c) slurp
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) window (c) slowly
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) buzz (c) window
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) roar
23. 23.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a dog (b) a crisp papad (c) a car horn
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) click (c) tall
25. 25.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a jump into a pool
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
28. 28.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a frog (b) a motorbike (c) a sheep
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) hoot
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cat (b) a dog (c) a lion
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) tick-tock (b) chirp (c) click
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a snake (c) a noisy drinker
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) snip (b) splash (c) woof
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) quack
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) knock (c) window
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) achoo (b) neigh (c) sizzle
39. 39.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a bee (b) a pair of scissors (c) a rooster
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road

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