Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 849 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
2. 2.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a noisy drinker (c) a rooster
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
4. 4.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a microwave
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) table (c) window
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) tick-tock (c) thud
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chirp (c) chair
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) baa (b) slurp (c) knock
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) chirp
13. 13.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) a microwave
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) chair (c) river
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) splash
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) river (c) chair
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a car horn (c) a snake
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) woof (b) achoo (c) roar
25. 25.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a camera (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sneeze
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) croak
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hoot (b) buzz (c) splash
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) hoot
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) window
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
33. 33.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pig (b) a frog (c) a snake
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) clang
36. 36.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a rooster (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) hiss
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) drip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) woof (b) quack (c) achoo

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