Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 600 · 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 leaking tap (b) raindrops (c) a rooster
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) whoosh (b) splash (c) crackle
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
5. 5.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a campfire
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) quickly (c) tall
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) clang (b) woof (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) achoo (c) meow
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) clang (c) teacher
11. 11.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a motorbike (c) a pair of scissors
12. 12.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a steel plate falling (c) a noisy drinker
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) garden (c) chair
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) hiss
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) knock (c) window
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) thud (c) click
18. 18.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a sheep
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) window (c) gentle
20. 20.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) a frog
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) pop (c) click
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) moo (c) meow
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a pig (b) thunder (c) a clock
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
25. 25.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sheep (b) a leaking tap (c) a car horn
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) meow (c) mango
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) mango (c) woof
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) river (c) window
30. 30.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a cat
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) moo
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) sizzle (b) hiss (c) whoosh
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crackle (c) quickly
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) roar
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
36. 36.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a motorbike (c) a bee
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) roar (b) achoo (c) drip
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a frog (b) a camera (c) a lion
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) crunch

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