Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 354 · 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 “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) chair (c) happy
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) neigh (b) thud (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
5. 5.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sheep (c) a cat
6. 6.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a bee (c) a balloon
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) splash (b) hoot (c) croak
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) boom
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) moo (b) snip (c) honk
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) boom
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) crunch
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) woof (c) hoot
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
15. 15.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) vroom (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) meow (b) tick-tock (c) neigh
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chair (c) window
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) knock
22. 22.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a leaking tap
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) croak
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) vroom (c) roar
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) window (c) chair
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) oink
27. 27.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a noisy drinker (c) a snake
28. 28.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chirp (c) mango
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) a clock
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slurp (c) pencil
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) ding-dong
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) boom (b) quack (c) click
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) roar (c) slurp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) meow (b) achoo (c) croak
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crackle (c) river
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) chair (c) window
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) baa (c) whoosh
40. 40.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) a microwave

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