Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 675 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) teacher (c) river
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) thud
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) chair (c) green
4. 4.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a leaking tap (c) a snake
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) clang (b) neigh (c) slurp
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) roar
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) quack
10. 10.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) a rooster
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) quickly (c) gentle
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) slurp
14. 14.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cow (b) the wind (c) a crisp papad
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
16. 16.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a cow (c) a bee
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
19. 19.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
20. 20.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) a leaking tap
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) hoot
22. 22.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a duck (c) the wind
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
24. 24.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) an owl
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) woof (c) baa
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) chirp
27. 27.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a noisy drinker (c) a balloon
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) kind (c) table
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) boom (c) pencil
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) beep (b) boom (c) quack
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) crunch
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
35. 35.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a pig (b) a leaking tap (c) a heavy bag falling
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) ding-dong
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) window (c) table
40. 40.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a dog

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