Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 489 · 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 “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) a bee
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hiss (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) beep (b) drip (c) snip
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a camera (b) an owl (c) a rooster
5. 5.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) the wind (c) a balloon
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) quack (b) woof (c) moo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) hoot
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
10. 10.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a campfire
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) ding-dong
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) croak
13. 13.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pig
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
15. 15.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a doorbell (b) a steel plate falling (c) raindrops
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) woof (b) slurp (c) honk
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) slurp (c) sizzle
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) slurp (b) honk (c) clang
20. 20.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) the wind (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a leaking tap
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
22. 22.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) a rooster
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
24. 24.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) an owl (b) a rooster (c) a pair of scissors
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
26. 26.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a cat (c) a clock
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) oink (b) boom (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) quack (b) baa (c) roar
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) window (c) garden
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) chirp (c) roar
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
33. 33.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a pair of scissors
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) teacher (c) table
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
36. 36.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a balloon
37. 37.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a cat (b) a visitor at the door (c) the wind
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) thud
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) chirp
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) mango (c) river

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