Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 892 · 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) pencil (b) yellow (c) pop
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) achoo (c) gentle
3. 3.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) a visitor at the door
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
5. 5.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a balloon (c) a snake
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) tick-tock (b) chirp (c) boom
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
8. 8.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a microwave (c) a bee
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) meow (b) vroom (c) knock
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hiss (c) pencil
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pop (b) honk (c) sizzle
14. 14.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a noisy drinker
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
16. 16.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a horse (b) a clock (c) a camera
17. 17.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) the wind (b) a sheep (c) a frog
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) quack (b) oink (c) splash
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) snip
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) mango (c) neigh
22. 22.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) the wind (c) a horse
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) tick-tock
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pitter-patter (c) table
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) buzz
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) tick-tock
27. 27.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) a horse
28. 28.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) the wind (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) baa
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) whoosh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) tall (c) yellow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) table (c) happy
34. 34.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) a cat
35. 35.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a jump into a pool
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) knock
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) chirp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) boom
39. 39.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a microwave (c) a motorbike
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) snip

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