Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 95 · 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 “tick-tock”? (a) a cow (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) baa
4. 4.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a car horn (b) a microwave (c) a snake
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) chirp (c) window
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) kind (c) chair
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) thud (c) woof
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) roar (c) thud
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) buzz
13. 13.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) happy (c) yellow
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) hiss (c) crackle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) window (c) chair
17. 17.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a duck (b) a sheep (c) a frog
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) drip
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) moo (c) ding-dong
20. 20.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a dog (c) a steel plate falling
21. 21.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a duck (c) a visitor at the door
22. 22.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a doorbell
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) hoot (c) meow
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) chair (c) slowly
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) the wind
27. 27.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) raindrops (b) a rooster (c) a camera
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) click (b) quack (c) buzz
30. 30.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) clang
32. 32.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a camera (b) a steel plate falling (c) a car horn
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) moo
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) neigh (c) quickly
36. 36.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a bee (b) a snake (c) a jump into a pool
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) mango (c) whoosh
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
39. 39.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a dog (c) a bee
40. 40.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a motorbike (c) thunder

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