Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 713 · 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 frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) achoo
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) pop
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) sizzle (c) window
5. 5.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a horse (c) a motorbike
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) green (c) chair
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
8. 8.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a sheep
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a pig
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) moo
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) sizzle (c) meow
12. 12.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a balloon
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hoot (b) slurp (c) quack
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) crunch (c) slowly
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) baa
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) oink (c) teacher
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) ding-dong (c) window
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) garden (c) kind
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) table
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) neigh (b) thud (c) woof
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) window (c) green
26. 26.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a camera (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) vroom (c) hoot
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) quickly (c) garden
29. 29.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a clock (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) beep
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
32. 32.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a pig (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
33. 33.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a balloon (c) a heavy bag falling
34. 34.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a microwave (c) a steel plate falling
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a rooster (b) a jump into a pool (c) a duck
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) sizzle (c) splash
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) achoo (b) slurp (c) drip
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) pakoras in hot oil

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