Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 250 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) quack (c) croak
2. 2.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) a camera
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) ding-dong (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) slowly
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) pitter-patter (c) drip
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
7. 7.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sheep (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
8. 8.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) thunder (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hiss (b) tick-tock (c) roar
10. 10.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a sneeze
11. 11.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a snake (c) a jump into a pool
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) snip (b) slurp (c) neigh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) honk (b) tick-tock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) beep (c) crackle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) window (c) table
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) green (c) window
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) crackle (c) garden
19. 19.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) the wind
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) pitter-patter (c) chirp
21. 21.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a microwave (c) a horse
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) boom (b) quack (c) hiss
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) baa (b) clang (c) achoo
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) table (c) river
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
27. 27.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a dog (b) raindrops (c) a bee
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) hiss
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a lion (c) a snake
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) baa (c) pencil
34. 34.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a microwave (b) a balloon (c) a clock
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) drip (c) oink
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) crunch
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) splash (c) crunch
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
39. 39.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a doorbell
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a lion (b) a rooster (c) an owl

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