Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 875 · 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 rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) neigh (c) slowly
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) click
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) sizzle (b) neigh (c) roar
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) yellow (c) river
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) crunch (c) kind
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) slowly (c) pencil
11. 11.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a balloon (b) a lion (c) a pig
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) drip (b) sizzle (c) meow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) click (c) garden
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
15. 15.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a campfire (b) a frog (c) a visitor at the door
16. 16.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
17. 17.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a frog (b) a microwave (c) an owl
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) beep
20. 20.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a duck
21. 21.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a clock (c) a dog
22. 22.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) the wind (b) a campfire (c) a motorbike
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) hoot
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) garden (c) quickly
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) yellow (c) quickly
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) slowly
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) vroom
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) beep (c) river
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) gentle (c) teacher
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) baa
33. 33.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a motorbike (b) a lion (c) pakoras in hot oil
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) teacher (c) pencil
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
36. 36.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a bee (b) a camera (c) a sneeze
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) chirp (c) vroom
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
40. 40.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a sneeze (b) the wind (c) a crisp papad

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