Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 101 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) ding-dong (b) whoosh (c) splash
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) quack (b) sizzle (c) slurp
3. 3.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a snake (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) buzz (c) tall
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) quack
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) roar
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) croak
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) chirp (c) clang
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) chirp (b) vroom (c) crackle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) river (c) garden
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) snip (b) roar (c) boom
17. 17.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sheep (b) a rooster (c) a noisy drinker
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) knock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) snip (b) quack (c) buzz
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) drip
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) teacher (c) happy
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) meow (b) snip (c) slurp
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) whoosh
29. 29.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a balloon (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
32. 32.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) an owl
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) crackle (c) window
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) gentle (c) teacher
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) kind
38. 38.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a heavy bag falling
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) sizzle
40. 40.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a bee (c) raindrops

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