Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 943 · 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 “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a crisp papad (c) a jump into a pool
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hiss (c) green
3. 3.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sheep (b) a microwave (c) a doorbell
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) neigh (c) table
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) splash
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) roar
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crunch (c) pitter-patter
9. 9.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a microwave
10. 10.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a pig (c) a cat
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) beep (b) quack (c) slurp
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
13. 13.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) vroom (c) ding-dong
15. 15.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) pencil (c) teacher
18. 18.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cat (c) a bee
19. 19.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a doorbell (b) a snake (c) a clock
20. 20.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a heavy bag falling
21. 21.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pig (b) a noisy drinker (c) a horse
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) roar (b) quack (c) hiss
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) mango (c) quickly
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) quack
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) a balloon
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) honk (c) yellow
29. 29.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a dog (c) a sneeze
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) window (c) table
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) clang (c) happy
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) woof
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
36. 36.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) a sneeze
37. 37.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a camera (c) an owl
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) table (c) garden
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) beep
40. 40.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) thunder (b) a campfire (c) a sparrow

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