Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 976 · 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 “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) a jump into a pool
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pitter-patter (c) table
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) neigh (c) teacher
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
6. 6.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a pig (b) a visitor at the door (c) a lion
7. 7.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a sheep (b) the wind (c) a snake
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) woof
9. 9.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a dog (c) a car horn
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) tick-tock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) moo
11. 11.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) a frog
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) crunch
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) splash (c) kind
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
15. 15.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a pair of scissors
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) neigh (b) baa (c) sizzle
18. 18.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bee (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) baa (c) tall
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) thud (b) click (c) croak
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) roar (c) quickly
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) crackle (c) garden
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) knock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a pig (b) a sheep (c) a camera
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crunch (b) boom (c) crackle
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) crunch (c) click
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
31. 31.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) pop
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) boom (c) river
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) meow
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a snake

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