Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 925 · 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) kind (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tall
2. 2.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) the wind (b) an owl (c) a microwave
3. 3.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a bee (c) a frog
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) vroom (c) quack
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) quack
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
7. 7.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) an owl (b) a car horn (c) a snake
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) vroom
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) woof
10. 10.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a snake (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) click (b) buzz (c) honk
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) yellow (c) green
13. 13.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pig (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pair of scissors
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a balloon (b) a sparrow (c) the wind
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) tall (c) pencil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) pop (c) vroom
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) click (b) hiss (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tick-tock (c) teacher
22. 22.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) a duck
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) woof (c) happy
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) window (c) tall
27. 27.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a motorbike (c) a cow
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
29. 29.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a camera (b) a visitor at the door (c) a jump into a pool
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) mango (c) happy
31. 31.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) a leaking tap (c) a sheep
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) click
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) garden (c) green
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) chirp
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
37. 37.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a lion (b) a bee (c) a steel plate falling
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) thud (c) teacher
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang

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