Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 765 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) pitter-patter (c) neigh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) beep
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crackle (b) hoot (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a duck
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) hoot (c) slurp
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) slurp
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) crackle (c) splash
10. 10.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a camera (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pair of scissors
11. 11.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pair of scissors (c) a motorbike
12. 12.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a car horn (c) a jump into a pool
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a horse (c) a pig
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) croak (c) thud
16. 16.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a doorbell (b) a camera (c) the wind
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hiss (c) slowly
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) teacher (c) chair
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) yellow (c) pencil
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) baa (b) knock (c) crackle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) buzz
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) tick-tock
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) pop (c) honk
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) roar
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) slowly (c) tall
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) oink
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) chair (c) yellow
29. 29.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a snake
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) click (c) clang
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
32. 32.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) thunder (c) a sneeze
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a snake (c) a steel plate falling
34. 34.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a duck (c) a balloon
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) teacher (c) happy
37. 37.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a campfire (b) a rooster (c) a bee
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) tick-tock

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