Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 891 · 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 “roar”? (a) a clock (b) a lion (c) an owl
2. 2.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a campfire (c) a balloon
3. 3.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sparrow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) beep (c) croak
7. 7.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cow (c) a leaking tap
8. 8.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a cat (b) a motorbike (c) a cow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) gentle
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
15. 15.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sneeze (c) a doorbell
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
17. 17.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a rooster (c) a bee
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
19. 19.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a clock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
22. 22.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a bee (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a balloon
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) click (c) tall
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
25. 25.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cow
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) crunch
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) click (b) oink (c) thud
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) boom
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) clang
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) quack (b) knock (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) croak (b) drip (c) boom
36. 36.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cat (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) splash

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