Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 123 · 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.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) whoosh (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) pop (c) baa
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) meow (b) thud (c) quack
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) achoo
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
10. 10.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cow (c) a lion
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) honk (c) river
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a camera (b) raindrops (c) an owl
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slowly (c) quickly
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) roar (b) ding-dong (c) meow
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) neigh (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) pencil (c) slowly
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) drip (c) mango
18. 18.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) an owl (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) croak
20. 20.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) an owl (c) a car horn
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) clang (c) yellow
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cow
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) garden (c) thud
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) vroom (b) hiss (c) crackle
27. 27.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) thunder (b) a cat (c) a pig
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) oink (c) chirp
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) meow (c) table
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) thud (c) slurp
32. 32.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
34. 34.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) sizzle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) sizzle (c) yellow
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) neigh
38. 38.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a cat
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) roar (c) happy
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) chirp

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