Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 284 · 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.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a horse (b) a car horn (c) a cat
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) river (c) teacher
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) roar (c) ding-dong
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) woof
7. 7.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) thunder
8. 8.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sparrow (c) a visitor at the door
9. 9.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
10. 10.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cow (b) a sparrow (c) a pair of scissors
11. 11.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a dog (c) the wind
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) woof (b) meow (c) drip
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) drip
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) splash (b) drip (c) buzz
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) meow
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) thud (c) slurp
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) chair (c) slowly
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
20. 20.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) a cat
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) snip
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) drip
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pop (c) gentle
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) beep (c) meow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) boom (b) click (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quack (c) gentle
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) ding-dong (b) hiss (c) beep
28. 28.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sneeze (c) a motorbike
29. 29.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a bee (b) a sheep (c) a snake
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) oink (c) buzz
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crackle (c) river
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) vroom (c) tall
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) roar (b) knock (c) clang
35. 35.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sparrow (c) the wind
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) river (c) table
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) tick-tock
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) croak

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