Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 871 · 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) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) moo (b) hiss (c) drip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) yellow
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) oink (c) slurp
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a clock
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
9. 9.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a microwave (c) a motorbike
10. 10.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cow (c) a leaking tap
11. 11.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a balloon (b) an owl (c) a snake
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) knock (c) sizzle
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a car horn (c) a clock
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
17. 17.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a leaking tap
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) hiss
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) happy (c) chair
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) moo (c) woof
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pitter-patter (c) tall
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) quickly
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) drip
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) clang (c) table
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) table (c) chair
28. 28.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a car horn (c) a dog
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) kind (c) tall
30. 30.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a crisp papad (c) a pig
31. 31.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a campfire
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) boom (c) moo
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) kind (c) happy
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
35. 35.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a frog (c) a jump into a pool
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chirp (c) happy
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) click (c) tall
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) quack (b) buzz (c) drip
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) croak (c) green

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