Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 947 · 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 “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pop (c) teacher
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) sizzle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) click
5. 5.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a balloon (c) a rooster
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) click (b) beep (c) tick-tock
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) roar (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) meow
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) clang (b) crunch (c) splash
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) roar (b) moo (c) croak
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) snip
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) tick-tock (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) moo (b) roar (c) oink
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) slurp (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
17. 17.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a duck (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cat
18. 18.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) an owl (c) a noisy drinker
19. 19.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a car horn (c) a cow
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) pencil (c) gentle
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) an owl (b) a campfire (c) thunder
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) achoo (b) crunch (c) click
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) pitter-patter (c) oink
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) river (c) slowly
29. 29.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cat (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) snip (b) honk (c) sizzle
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) tick-tock (c) thud
34. 34.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sparrow
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) crackle
37. 37.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a camera (c) a rooster
38. 38.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) an owl (b) a clock (c) a noisy drinker
39. 39.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a duck (c) a snake
40. 40.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a jump into a pool

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