Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 270 · 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?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) buzz (c) chirp
2. 2.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a camera (c) a cat
3. 3.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a motorbike
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) honk
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) thud (c) quack
6. 6.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a camera (b) the wind (c) a pair of scissors
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) neigh (b) woof (c) croak
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) achoo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) thud
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) sizzle (b) boom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) roar (b) whoosh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a pig
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crackle (b) boom (c) hoot
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) chair
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
18. 18.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a noisy drinker (c) pakoras in hot oil
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
20. 20.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a dog
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) slurp (c) clang
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
24. 24.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a sparrow (c) a cat
25. 25.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) a frog
26. 26.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a crisp papad (c) a car horn
27. 27.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a car horn (c) a lion
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) oink (c) whoosh
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) teacher (c) mango
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) buzz (b) moo (c) achoo
33. 33.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) an owl (c) a clock
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) oink (c) quickly
36. 36.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a crisp papad (c) pakoras in hot oil
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) roar
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quack (c) kind

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