Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 198 · 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 snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) oink
3. 3.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a frog (b) a dog (c) an owl
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) moo (c) gentle
6. 6.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cat (c) a visitor at the door
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) pencil (c) tall
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) clang (b) knock (c) neigh
9. 9.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a sheep (c) a jump into a pool
10. 10.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) thunder (b) a rooster (c) a cow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) knock
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) buzz
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tick-tock (c) kind
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
21. 21.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
22. 22.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pig (b) a pair of scissors (c) a duck
23. 23.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a rooster (b) a sheep (c) a doorbell
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) crunch
25. 25.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cow (b) a car horn (c) a microwave
26. 26.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a snake
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) click (b) crunch (c) woof
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) vroom (b) sizzle (c) baa
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pitter-patter (b) ding-dong (c) quack
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) river (c) green
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) roar (c) click
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
35. 35.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a car horn (b) a camera (c) thunder
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) gentle (c) green
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) meow (c) table
38. 38.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) a leaking tap
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) woof (b) slurp (c) thud
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad

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