Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 856 · 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 lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
3. 3.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a microwave (c) a doorbell
4. 4.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a visitor at the door (c) a car horn
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) yellow (c) green
6. 6.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) the wind (c) a doorbell
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roar (c) knock
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) vroom (c) clang
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) buzz
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) slurp
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hiss (c) happy
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) thud
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) meow (b) slurp (c) moo
18. 18.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a horse (b) a dog (c) a camera
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
20. 20.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a frog (c) a cow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) boom
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) drip (c) chair
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) table
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) drip (c) knock
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) whoosh (c) happy
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) chirp (b) crunch (c) croak
27. 27.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) a frog
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chirp (c) table
29. 29.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a horse (c) a crisp papad
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) quack
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) table (c) happy
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) hiss (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cat (c) a leaking tap
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) slurp
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) tick-tock
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) buzz (b) ding-dong (c) chirp
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) neigh
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud

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