Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 933 · 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 “meow”? (a) a cow (b) a car horn (c) a cat
2. 2.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sheep (b) a noisy drinker (c) a motorbike
3. 3.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a rooster (c) thunder
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) happy (c) window
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) happy (c) gentle
7. 7.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a camera (b) a clock (c) a car horn
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a sparrow
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quack (c) river
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) achoo (c) pencil
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) river (c) kind
12. 12.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a snake
13. 13.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a lion (c) a campfire
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) pop (b) hoot (c) thud
15. 15.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a bee (b) a cat (c) a snake
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) gentle (c) tall
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) whoosh (c) garden
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) table (c) green
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
20. 20.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a crisp papad (c) a camera
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) mango
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) sizzle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) boom (c) chirp
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) croak
26. 26.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) splash
28. 28.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a doorbell (c) pakoras in hot oil
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tick-tock (c) green
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) snip (c) moo
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) pencil (c) gentle
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) meow
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) clang
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) happy (c) pencil
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pop (b) baa (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) tall (c) pencil
38. 38.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) clang (b) vroom (c) oink
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) table (c) happy

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