Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 911 · 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 “splash”? (a) a car horn (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pair of scissors
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) honk (b) quack (c) click
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) chair (c) river
6. 6.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a dog (b) a crisp papad (c) a sheep
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) whoosh (b) hiss (c) pitter-patter
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) chirp (b) beep (c) whoosh
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) ding-dong
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) achoo
12. 12.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) a cat
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) click
14. 14.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
15. 15.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a crisp papad (c) a motorbike
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) achoo (b) ding-dong (c) baa
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) honk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) splash (c) quickly
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) quack (b) neigh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a bee (c) a steel plate falling
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) thud (c) crunch
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) neigh
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) window (c) river
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
29. 29.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) the wind
30. 30.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) the wind (b) an owl (c) thunder
31. 31.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) a clock
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) beep (c) river
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) honk (b) clang (c) crunch
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) window (c) gentle
35. 35.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a lion
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) oink (b) neigh (c) achoo
37. 37.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a balloon (c) a sneeze
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) croak

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