Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 5 · 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?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) honk
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) tick-tock
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) hiss
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) a horse
6. 6.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a microwave (b) a motorbike (c) raindrops
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) splash (b) ding-dong (c) vroom
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
9. 9.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a doorbell
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) drip (c) kind
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) chair (c) yellow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) neigh
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) chair (c) happy
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) achoo (c) river
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) an owl (b) a sparrow (c) a clock
19. 19.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a camera (b) a cow (c) a microwave
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) oink (c) tall
21. 21.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a cow (b) a camera (c) an owl
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) green (c) tall
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) buzz (c) splash
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) moo (b) achoo (c) roar
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) slurp
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) thud (b) buzz (c) meow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) vroom (b) slurp (c) croak
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) green
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
33. 33.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a horse (c) a pig
34. 34.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) an owl (b) the wind (c) a snake
35. 35.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) an owl (b) a pig (c) thunder
36. 36.What makes the sound “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a camera (c) a bee
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) crackle
38. 38.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a sneeze
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) achoo (b) honk (c) ding-dong
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party

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