Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 899 · 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 “click”? (a) a camera (b) a cat (c) a lion
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) baa
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) croak
4. 4.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) a camera
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) splash (c) neigh
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) tick-tock (b) vroom (c) crackle
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) snip
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) quack (c) roar
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) quack
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) ding-dong (c) table
11. 11.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cow (c) a cat
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) teacher
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) slurp
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) quack
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) knock (c) table
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) buzz
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) meow
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) slurp (c) beep
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) moo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) hoot
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) table (c) happy
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) croak (c) ding-dong
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) gentle (c) happy
27. 27.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a lion
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) moo (b) pitter-patter (c) oink
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hiss (b) tick-tock (c) moo
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) slowly (c) yellow
31. 31.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a microwave (b) a sheep (c) a sneeze
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) pop
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) teacher (c) yellow
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) neigh (c) window
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
37. 37.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a car horn (c) a cat
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
40. 40.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a steel plate falling

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