Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 261 · 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?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
2. 2.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a lion (b) a dog (c) a pig
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) hiss
4. 4.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a leaking tap (c) a balloon
5. 5.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sneeze (c) a snake
6. 6.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) the wind (c) a balloon
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quack (c) happy
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) knock (b) drip (c) baa
9. 9.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a visitor at the door
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) sizzle (b) meow (c) hiss
12. 12.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sneeze (c) pakoras in hot oil
13. 13.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sneeze (b) a car horn (c) a visitor at the door
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) mango (c) river
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) meow (c) drip
16. 16.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) an owl
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) splash
18. 18.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cat (b) a pig (c) a doorbell
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) vroom (b) knock (c) sizzle
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) drip (b) knock (c) vroom
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) moo (b) tick-tock (c) splash
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
23. 23.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a lion (c) an owl
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) happy (c) gentle
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) hiss (c) hoot
27. 27.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cat (c) a balloon
28. 28.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) tick-tock
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) sizzle (c) thud
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) splash (c) knock
33. 33.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a camera (c) a rooster
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) splash
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) sizzle
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) slowly (c) garden
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) neigh
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond

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