Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 314 · 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) hoot (b) hiss (c) crunch
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) hiss
3. 3.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) window (c) slowly
6. 6.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cow (c) a duck
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) slurp
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) boom (b) meow (c) beep
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) splash (b) thud (c) roar
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) gentle (c) green
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) pop
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
17. 17.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) the wind (b) a doorbell (c) a frog
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) boom
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) window (c) river
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) boom
21. 21.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a horse (b) a visitor at the door (c) the wind
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) croak
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) splash (b) hoot (c) neigh
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) snip (b) splash (c) quack
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) knock (b) thud (c) meow
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) vroom (c) woof
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) mango (c) window
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) moo
33. 33.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a cow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
34. 34.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) a horse
35. 35.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) an owl (b) raindrops (c) a balloon
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) gentle (c) tall
37. 37.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) splash (c) tall
39. 39.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cow
40. 40.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) thunder (b) a doorbell (c) a crisp papad

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