Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 951 · 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 “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sparrow (c) a motorbike
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) quack
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
6. 6.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a bee
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) clang
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) pitter-patter (c) drip
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) hoot
11. 11.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) an owl (b) a clock (c) a heavy bag falling
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tick-tock (c) happy
14. 14.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a motorbike (c) a cow
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) achoo
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) splash (b) woof (c) whoosh
17. 17.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a duck (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) neigh
23. 23.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a car horn
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) clang (c) slowly
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) teacher (c) green
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) table
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) drip
28. 28.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a sheep (c) an owl
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a noisy drinker (c) a crisp papad
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) click (b) woof (c) baa
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) river (c) kind
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hiss (b) pitter-patter (c) quack
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) croak
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) chirp
38. 38.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a car horn (c) a leaking tap
39. 39.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) the wind (b) a duck (c) an owl
40. 40.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cow (c) a cat

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