Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 291 · 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 “knock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a visitor at the door (c) a lion
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a dog
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) beep
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) table (c) mango
5. 5.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cow (c) a sheep
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) roar (c) mango
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) quack
8. 8.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a clock (c) a pig
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) roar (c) clang
10. 10.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a motorbike (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) mango (c) pencil
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) green (c) kind
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) vroom
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
16. 16.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a lion (b) a noisy drinker (c) a balloon
17. 17.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sparrow (b) a campfire (c) a duck
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) knock (c) clang
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) meow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) kind (c) baa
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) knock (c) honk
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) sizzle (c) green
24. 24.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) knock
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) moo
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) woof
30. 30.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) a cat
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
33. 33.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) thunder (b) a car horn (c) a leaking tap
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hiss (c) pencil
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) buzz (c) chirp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) beep (c) meow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) splash (c) crunch
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hiss (b) ding-dong (c) woof

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