Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 105 · 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 horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) neigh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) thud (c) whoosh
3. 3.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a noisy drinker
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) a horse
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) slurp
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) woof (c) tall
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) garden (c) oink
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) happy (c) pencil
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) tall (c) quickly
13. 13.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a balloon (c) a car horn
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) meow
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) window (c) teacher
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) woof (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crunch (b) chirp (c) oink
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) drip (b) neigh (c) tick-tock
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) boom (c) table
21. 21.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cow
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) meow (b) beep (c) moo
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a camera (c) a pig
24. 24.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a steel plate falling
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) quack (b) boom (c) splash
26. 26.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a bee (b) a pig (c) a duck
27. 27.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a lion (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a motorbike
28. 28.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sparrow (b) a lion (c) a snake
29. 29.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) the wind
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) neigh
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) buzz (c) garden
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) sizzle (b) snip (c) splash
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) window (c) green
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
36. 36.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sheep (c) a doorbell
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) click (b) whoosh (c) snip
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) slowly (c) table
39. 39.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) thunder (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hoot (c) yellow

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