Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 922 · 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 “drip”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
2. 2.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a crisp papad
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) boom (c) table
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) hoot
5. 5.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a cat (b) a lion (c) a camera
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) teacher
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pencil (c) tick-tock
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) vroom (c) slowly
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) happy (c) yellow
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) achoo (b) slurp (c) click
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crackle (b) ding-dong (c) croak
14. 14.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a rooster (c) an owl
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) yellow (c) pencil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
18. 18.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
19. 19.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a bee (c) a jump into a pool
20. 20.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a lion
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) yellow (c) teacher
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) quack
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) garden (c) window
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) clang
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) beep (b) vroom (c) sizzle
27. 27.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
28. 28.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a motorbike (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) baa (b) quack (c) pop
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) table (c) window
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) drip (b) hoot (c) pop
34. 34.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sheep (c) a crisp papad
35. 35.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a horse (c) a dog
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) roar
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) slurp (b) boom (c) oink
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
40. 40.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) a sneeze

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