Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 633 · 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 “beep”? (a) a sheep (b) a microwave (c) an owl
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) crunch (c) snip
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) vroom (b) honk (c) moo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) knock (c) pop
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) roar (b) chirp (c) neigh
6. 6.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a rooster (c) pakoras in hot oil
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) clang (c) river
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) splash (b) croak (c) neigh
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) click (c) meow
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) boom (b) meow (c) honk
13. 13.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sheep (c) a dog
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tall (c) gentle
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
16. 16.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a visitor at the door
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pitter-patter (c) river
18. 18.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a camera
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) vroom (c) chair
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) splash (b) hoot (c) hiss
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a crisp papad (b) raindrops (c) a camera
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a sparrow (c) a campfire
24. 24.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a pair of scissors
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) boom
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) knock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
28. 28.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a leaking tap
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) buzz (b) drip (c) snip
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) table (c) gentle
31. 31.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a microwave (c) a doorbell
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) click
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) quack (c) honk
34. 34.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sneeze (b) a car horn (c) a snake
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
36. 36.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a clock (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) boom
38. 38.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a horse (b) a clock (c) a heavy bag falling
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) moo
40. 40.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a duck (b) a clock (c) a motorbike

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