Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 125 · 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 clock (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) an owl
3. 3.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a horse
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) tick-tock (b) baa (c) hiss
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) raindrops (c) a dog
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) drip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slurp
8. 8.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a dog (c) a clock
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
10. 10.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a doorbell (b) thunder (c) a dog
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) beep
13. 13.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a horse (c) a lion
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) knock (b) splash (c) sizzle
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) slurp (c) buzz
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) honk
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) window (c) happy
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) roar
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) meow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) boom (b) snip (c) beep
22. 22.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) an owl (b) a dog (c) a crisp papad
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) click (c) woof
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) sizzle (c) teacher
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) snip (b) chirp (c) crunch
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) neigh (c) slowly
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) crackle (b) ding-dong (c) moo
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) green (c) yellow
31. 31.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a pig (b) a duck (c) a motorbike
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
33. 33.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cat (c) a sparrow
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
35. 35.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) mango (c) window
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) woof (c) kind
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) moo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) drip
40. 40.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors

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