Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 680 · 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 horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) meow (b) pitter-patter (c) neigh
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) gentle (c) beep
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) yellow (c) table
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) moo (c) crunch
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) moo (c) river
10. 10.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) a motorbike
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) river (c) table
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) snip (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) whoosh
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sparrow
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) snip (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) snip
17. 17.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a visitor at the door (c) a snake
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) clang (b) chirp (c) achoo
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) thud (c) chirp
24. 24.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sparrow (b) a clock (c) a duck
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) kind (c) slowly
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) happy (c) green
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
29. 29.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a camera (b) a sheep (c) a sneeze
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) window (c) gentle
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
32. 32.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a snake
33. 33.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a clock (b) a campfire (c) a camera
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) vroom (b) croak (c) buzz
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) achoo (c) green
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pop (c) garden
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) thud (b) hiss (c) whoosh
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) meow (c) quack
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) croak (c) mango
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) gentle (c) splash

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