Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 126 · 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 “boom”? (a) a car horn (b) a jump into a pool (c) thunder
2. 2.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a campfire (c) a motorbike
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
5. 5.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
6. 6.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a doorbell (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) tall (c) teacher
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crunch (b) crackle (c) croak
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
13. 13.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) raindrops (c) a snake
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) click (c) hoot
16. 16.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a snake (b) a rooster (c) a duck
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) oink (c) yellow
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) garden (c) kind
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pitter-patter (c) quickly
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) meow (b) crunch (c) achoo
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
22. 22.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) an owl (c) a pair of scissors
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) woof
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) happy (c) green
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) baa
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) snip
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) achoo (b) whoosh (c) tick-tock
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) oink (b) pitter-patter (c) click
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) buzz (c) pencil
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pop (c) yellow
31. 31.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a lion (b) a balloon (c) a frog
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) splash (c) croak
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) hoot
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
36. 36.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a horse (b) a campfire (c) a snake
37. 37.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) an owl (c) a car horn
38. 38.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a duck (c) a snake
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) click

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