Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 964 · 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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) baa
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) a sheep (c) a lion
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) beep (c) knock
4. 4.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) the wind (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cat
5. 5.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cow (c) pakoras in hot oil
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) vroom (b) whoosh (c) splash
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) quickly (c) table
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a duck (c) a camera
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) click (b) croak (c) slurp
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) splash (c) happy
16. 16.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) whoosh
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a sparrow
19. 19.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a frog (c) a pair of scissors
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) snip (c) kind
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
23. 23.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a bee (c) a microwave
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) buzz (c) kind
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) chirp (c) neigh
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) quickly
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) beep (c) whoosh
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
31. 31.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) an owl (b) a noisy drinker (c) a clock
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) crunch
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) honk
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) pop
36. 36.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a camera (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) teacher (c) kind
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) moo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) kind (c) river
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) beep

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