Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 160 · 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 “crunch”? (a) a car horn (b) a motorbike (c) a crisp papad
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) sizzle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) clang
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
5. 5.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a microwave (c) a dog
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) boom (b) vroom (c) roar
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slowly (c) kind
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
9. 9.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) hiss
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) woof
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) sizzle (b) buzz (c) boom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) honk (b) hiss (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) roar (c) river
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) meow (c) green
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) click (b) roar (c) woof
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) tick-tock
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chirp (c) tall
21. 21.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) a car horn
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) pop (c) hiss
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) oink
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) roar (c) pop
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) whoosh (c) green
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) happy (c) quickly
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) honk (c) river
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) roar (c) meow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) pop
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) chirp
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) happy (c) chair
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) yellow (c) green
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) click
39. 39.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) thunder
40. 40.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a crisp papad (c) a frog

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