Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 987 · 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) slowly (b) slurp (c) teacher
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
3. 3.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a car horn
5. 5.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) raindrops (b) a dog (c) a snake
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) chirp (b) honk (c) woof
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) baa (c) croak
8. 8.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a steel plate falling
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) boom (b) pitter-patter (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) teacher
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) buzz (b) hoot (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) gentle (c) chair
14. 14.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a clock (b) a cow (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) river (c) quickly
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) chair (c) window
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
18. 18.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
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a rooster (b) an owl (c) a motorbike
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) splash (b) quack (c) thud
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) achoo (b) meow (c) snip
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) pencil (c) table
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) whoosh
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cat (b) a sneeze (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) pencil (c) garden
28. 28.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a balloon (b) a pig (c) a car horn
29. 29.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a dog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
30. 30.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a duck (b) a dog (c) a crisp papad
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) kind (c) vroom
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) meow (b) roar (c) slurp
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) thud (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) slowly (c) gentle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) knock (c) river
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) snip
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) beep (b) boom (c) quack
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) crackle (c) splash
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) baa (c) slowly

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