Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 958 · 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 “honk”? (a) the wind (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) sizzle (c) window
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) window (c) buzz
5. 5.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a doorbell (c) a camera
6. 6.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a car horn (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) teacher
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
9. 9.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a clock (b) a camera (c) a sheep
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) woof (c) tall
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) quack
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) moo (b) vroom (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pitter-patter (c) window
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) clang (b) sizzle (c) click
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) thud (b) click (c) crackle
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) gentle (c) yellow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) drip (c) gentle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) drip
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) teacher (c) quickly
23. 23.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a rooster (c) a cow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) tick-tock (c) meow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) chirp (b) whoosh (c) drip
26. 26.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) oink (c) slurp
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crunch (c) pencil
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) boom (c) quack
30. 30.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a balloon (b) a noisy drinker (c) a horse
31. 31.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a bee (c) a campfire
32. 32.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a frog (c) a snake
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) moo (b) ding-dong (c) buzz
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) neigh (c) yellow
35. 35.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) an owl (b) a sheep (c) a heavy bag falling
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) thunder (c) a pig
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) vroom (b) chirp (c) ding-dong
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) teacher (c) yellow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) roar (c) whoosh
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) knock (b) oink (c) baa

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