Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 878 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) teacher (c) chair
2. 2.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a horse (b) a camera (c) a leaking tap
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) crunch
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a balloon
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) green (c) tall
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) click (c) teacher
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
10. 10.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a balloon (b) a leaking tap (c) a camera
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) boom
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) snip
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) slurp
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) tall (c) teacher
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hiss (b) pop (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) garden (c) chirp
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) drip
19. 19.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a lion (b) a campfire (c) a doorbell
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) garden (c) mango
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) slurp (b) sizzle (c) pitter-patter
22. 22.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a car horn (c) a dog
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) splash (c) window
24. 24.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a horse (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) hoot
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) kind (c) happy
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) clang (c) quack
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) garden (c) chair
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) green
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) buzz
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) roar
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) roar
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) hoot (c) slurp

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