Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 140 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) chirp (b) meow (c) whoosh
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a crisp papad
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) garden (c) mango
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) the wind (c) a snake
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) kind (c) teacher
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) knock
7. 7.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sparrow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) happy (c) mango
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) moo (c) yellow
12. 12.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a snake (b) a rooster (c) the wind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) boom
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) garden (c) chair
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) green (c) river
17. 17.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a dog (c) a car horn
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) happy
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) slowly (c) tall
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) chirp (c) pop
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hoot (c) chair
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) vroom (c) thud
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) meow (b) clang (c) crackle
27. 27.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) an owl (b) a jump into a pool (c) a microwave
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) clang (c) pop
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) tick-tock
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) crackle (b) snip (c) knock
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) hiss
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) roar (c) gentle
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) beep (b) achoo (c) croak
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) slowly (c) river
37. 37.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) thunder (b) a frog (c) the wind
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a car horn
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) quickly (c) garden
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) quack (c) hoot

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