Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 874 · 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 “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a doorbell (c) a rooster
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) raindrops (c) thunder
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) croak (b) achoo (c) meow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pitter-patter (b) slurp (c) ding-dong
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) vroom (c) click
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) ding-dong
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) pencil (c) mango
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bee (c) a duck
11. 11.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sparrow (b) a dog (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) vroom (c) quickly
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) woof (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) moo
15. 15.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sheep (c) a visitor at the door
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) crunch (b) splash (c) hiss
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
20. 20.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a sparrow
21. 21.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) a horse (c) a heavy bag falling
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) buzz (b) baa (c) drip
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) pencil (c) teacher
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) baa
26. 26.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a pig (b) a campfire (c) a cat
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crackle (b) clang (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) buzz (b) baa (c) neigh
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) roar (c) mango
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) drip (c) slurp
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) knock
32. 32.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a clock (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sparrow
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) oink (c) quickly
36. 36.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a car horn
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pitter-patter (c) neigh
38. 38.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) achoo (b) knock (c) drip
40. 40.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cat (b) a crisp papad (c) a doorbell

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