Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 935 · 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 “chirp”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) garden (c) tall
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) drip (c) green
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) green (c) pencil
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) meow
9. 9.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a duck (b) a jump into a pool (c) the wind
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) neigh
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) knock (b) honk (c) sizzle
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a horse (b) a dog (c) a car horn
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) snip
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) happy (c) window
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) baa
17. 17.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) a visitor at the door
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
19. 19.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pig (c) a rooster
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) baa (b) hiss (c) clang
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) a snake
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) hoot
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
24. 24.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a lion (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) moo (c) tall
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
29. 29.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a car horn (c) pakoras in hot oil
30. 30.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) thud
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) drip (b) quack (c) oink
35. 35.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a frog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a steel plate falling
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) hiss
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crunch (b) croak (c) vroom
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) roar (c) teacher
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) crunch
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa

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