Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 780 · 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.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a campfire (c) an owl
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crunch (b) hoot (c) roar
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) chirp
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) baa (b) pitter-patter (c) thud
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a clock (b) a jump into a pool (c) a car horn
6. 6.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a dog (c) a bee
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) oink (c) knock
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a bee
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) quack (c) baa
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) splash
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) knock (c) garden
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hoot
15. 15.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a pig (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) snip (c) yellow
18. 18.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a cat
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) quickly (c) pencil
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) boom (b) knock (c) meow
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) neigh
25. 25.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a jump into a pool (c) a doorbell
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) pop (b) neigh (c) slurp
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) hiss
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) pop (c) buzz
31. 31.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) a frog
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) roar
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) honk (c) croak
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) table
36. 36.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a doorbell (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a snake
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) sizzle (b) oink (c) achoo
38. 38.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a motorbike (b) a microwave (c) a cow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) click (c) green
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops

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