Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 25 · 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 dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) roar (b) quack (c) knock
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) chair (c) teacher
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) click (c) clang
6. 6.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) an owl (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) clang
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) thud (c) vroom
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) tall (c) pencil
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) clang
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) oink (c) hoot
14. 14.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a doorbell (b) a clock (c) pakoras in hot oil
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) hiss
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) boom (b) croak (c) buzz
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) meow (c) slowly
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) teacher (c) mango
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) splash (c) table
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) mango (c) yellow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) tick-tock
26. 26.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sparrow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cat
27. 27.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) slowly (c) teacher
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a crisp papad (b) raindrops (c) a snake
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) croak
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) buzz (b) oink (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) roar (b) pitter-patter (c) crunch
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) roar (c) chair
36. 36.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a cat (c) pakoras in hot oil
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
38. 38.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) an owl (b) a bee (c) a horse
39. 39.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a doorbell (b) an owl (c) a dog
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) crackle

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