Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 760 · 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) hiss (b) oink (c) neigh
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) slowly (c) happy
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) roar (c) river
5. 5.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a clock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) splash (c) quickly
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) splash (b) pop (c) tick-tock
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) croak
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
10. 10.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a sheep
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) chirp
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
15. 15.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cat
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hiss (c) tall
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) oink
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) raindrops (b) a jump into a pool (c) a clock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crunch (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) click
21. 21.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a balloon (b) a sheep (c) a jump into a pool
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) thunder (c) a steel plate falling
24. 24.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a doorbell
25. 25.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a rooster (b) a motorbike (c) a leaking tap
26. 26.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sheep (b) a pair of scissors (c) a dog
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) sizzle (b) snip (c) drip
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a balloon (c) a doorbell
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pitter-patter (c) river
30. 30.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a dog (b) a motorbike (c) a camera
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) crackle (c) river
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) vroom (b) slurp (c) chirp
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) moo
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) beep (b) meow (c) knock
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) honk (b) roar (c) croak
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) drip
38. 38.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) green (c) kind
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) mango

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