Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 896 · 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 “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a sparrow (c) the wind
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
3. 3.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) a crisp papad
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) yellow (c) green
6. 6.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a balloon (c) a motorbike
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) baa (b) achoo (c) slurp
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) splash (c) garden
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) slurp
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) buzz
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) quickly (c) table
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pop (c) garden
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crunch (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) roar
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) boom (b) croak (c) meow
18. 18.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a pair of scissors
19. 19.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) baa (c) beep
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) drip
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) knock (b) buzz (c) woof
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) neigh (c) table
25. 25.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) an owl (b) a dog (c) thunder
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) hoot
27. 27.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a horse (b) thunder (c) a campfire
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) honk
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) hiss
33. 33.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
35. 35.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a bee (b) a clock (c) a steel plate falling
36. 36.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) thunder (c) a noisy drinker
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) crackle (c) happy
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pig (c) a car horn
39. 39.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a campfire (c) a lion
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz

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