Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 166 · 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 “honk”? (a) an owl (b) a car horn (c) a sheep
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) vroom (c) teacher
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) sizzle
4. 4.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) a leaking tap
5. 5.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) an owl (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a snake
6. 6.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) whoosh (c) woof
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
10. 10.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) a cat
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) slowly (c) garden
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) croak (b) crunch (c) honk
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) drip
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
17. 17.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a clock
18. 18.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a jump into a pool
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) neigh (c) vroom
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
21. 21.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a visitor at the door (c) a microwave
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) clang (b) tick-tock (c) snip
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) roar
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crackle (c) happy
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) splash (c) green
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) moo
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
30. 30.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pig (c) a snake
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) buzz
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) ding-dong (c) knock
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) tick-tock
35. 35.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
38. 38.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) an owl (c) a rooster
39. 39.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a doorbell (c) a campfire
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) meow

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