Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 886 · 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) roar (b) click (c) slurp
2. 2.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sparrow (b) a snake (c) a frog
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
4. 4.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a microwave
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) click (c) river
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) honk
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) thud (b) oink (c) crackle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) roar (c) moo
11. 11.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) a bee
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) chair (c) green
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) oink (c) mango
14. 14.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cow (b) a sneeze (c) a rooster
15. 15.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a duck (c) a pair of scissors
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) moo (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) moo (c) quickly
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) neigh (c) moo
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) teacher
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crackle (b) whoosh (c) knock
23. 23.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a rooster (c) a snake
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) thud
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) garden (c) gentle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) boom
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
28. 28.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) a heavy bag falling
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) quickly (c) yellow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) drip (b) chirp (c) vroom
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) chirp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) neigh (b) moo (c) achoo
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
34. 34.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) a cat
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) vroom (b) baa (c) beep
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) neigh (b) pop (c) crackle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) ding-dong
38. 38.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) raindrops
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees

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