Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 984 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
2. 2.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) raindrops (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a campfire
3. 3.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a rooster (c) a jump into a pool
4. 4.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a jump into a pool (c) a campfire
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) chirp
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) slurp
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) gentle (c) river
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) happy (c) green
12. 12.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a noisy drinker (c) a campfire
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) thud (b) oink (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) moo
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
18. 18.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) raindrops (b) a camera (c) a sheep
19. 19.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a doorbell
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) achoo (c) baa
21. 21.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a horse (c) a pair of scissors
22. 22.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a snake (b) a dog (c) a doorbell
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sparrow (b) a leaking tap (c) a duck
24. 24.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) the wind (c) thunder
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) quickly (c) kind
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
31. 31.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pair of scissors
32. 32.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) a snake (c) a cat
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a noisy drinker (c) raindrops
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) sizzle (b) croak (c) vroom
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) knock
38. 38.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) a pair of scissors
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) quack (b) splash (c) roar
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) oink

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