Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 990 · 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) window (b) snip (c) kind
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a duck (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pair of scissors
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) click (c) garden
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crackle (c) gentle
5. 5.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a car horn (b) raindrops (c) a microwave
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) happy (c) gentle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) table (c) green
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) achoo
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) mango (c) gentle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) whoosh (c) teacher
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) achoo
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) garden
14. 14.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a motorbike (b) a doorbell (c) a balloon
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crunch (b) hiss (c) meow
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) green (c) neigh
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) croak (c) beep
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) neigh
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a microwave (c) a visitor at the door
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crunch
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) knock (c) pencil
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) ding-dong
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) slurp (b) tick-tock (c) moo
26. 26.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) a steel plate falling
27. 27.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a car horn (b) thunder (c) a cow
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slurp (c) pencil
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sheep (b) a dog (c) a heavy bag falling
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) honk
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
34. 34.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a noisy drinker
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) snip (c) roar
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) crackle
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) crunch
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) moo (b) crackle (c) quack
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crackle (b) moo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo

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