Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 192 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) crunch
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) moo (c) woof
7. 7.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pig (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) snip
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) thunder (b) a frog (c) a noisy drinker
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) vroom (c) teacher
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chirp (c) green
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) knock (c) quickly
15. 15.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a snake (b) raindrops (c) a bee
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) hiss (c) crackle
17. 17.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) an owl (b) the wind (c) a dog
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a motorbike (b) a horse (c) a clock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) slurp
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) clang
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) window (c) slowly
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) achoo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) moo (c) chair
26. 26.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a car horn
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) splash (b) roar (c) achoo
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) splash (c) beep
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) snip (b) achoo (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) croak
32. 32.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) the wind (c) a frog
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) mango (c) happy
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) hoot
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) baa (c) hoot
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
39. 39.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cow (b) a campfire (c) a doorbell
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) tick-tock

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