Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 980 · 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) knock (b) chair (c) mango
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
3. 3.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
5. 5.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a lion
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) chirp (b) roar (c) knock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) pitter-patter
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chirp (c) river
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) tick-tock
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) table (c) chair
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) snip
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) green (c) gentle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) thud
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) beep (c) pencil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) oink
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) click
19. 19.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a duck (c) a dog
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) baa (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) boom
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
23. 23.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a clock
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quack (c) gentle
26. 26.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) a frog
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) slurp (b) ding-dong (c) baa
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a balloon (c) the wind
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) happy (c) window
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) knock (b) whoosh (c) snip
32. 32.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a camera
33. 33.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a campfire (b) a sneeze (c) a camera
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) crackle
36. 36.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sheep (c) a noisy drinker
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) honk (c) vroom
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) whoosh
39. 39.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) woof

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