Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 273 · 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 scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) buzz (b) snip (c) quack
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quack (c) slowly
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) oink (b) honk (c) beep
4. 4.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a pig
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) snip
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) crackle
9. 9.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a dog
10. 10.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a sneeze (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) splash (c) boom
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) click
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) beep (b) buzz (c) achoo
17. 17.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a campfire (c) a leaking tap
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
19. 19.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a motorbike
20. 20.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) woof
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) slurp
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) slurp (b) click (c) roar
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) vroom
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sheep
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) happy (c) mango
33. 33.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a frog (c) a campfire
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) clang (b) hiss (c) quack
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) vroom
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
37. 37.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a snake
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) achoo (b) hoot (c) roar
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) happy (c) quickly
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse

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