Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 754 · 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 lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) moo (b) honk (c) roar
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) pop (c) table
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) tick-tock
4. 4.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a horse (c) a doorbell
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) snip
6. 6.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a motorbike (b) a lion (c) a snake
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) neigh (c) meow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) crunch
9. 9.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a frog (c) the wind
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) beep (b) buzz (c) click
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) garden
13. 13.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a frog (c) a sparrow
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) splash (c) thud
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) sizzle (c) river
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) splash (c) tall
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) drip (c) table
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) pitter-patter
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) knock (c) vroom
23. 23.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pop (b) whoosh (c) croak
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) clang
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) ding-dong (b) meow (c) chirp
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pair of scissors (c) a heavy bag falling
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) click (c) quickly
32. 32.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a camera (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) happy (c) green
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) vroom
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) crackle (c) garden
37. 37.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) a pig (c) a sheep
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) hoot (c) neigh
39. 39.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a noisy drinker (c) a camera
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) baa

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