Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 907 · 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 “clang”? (a) an owl (b) a pig (c) a steel plate falling
2. 2.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
3. 3.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) the wind (b) a cat (c) a sheep
4. 4.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pig
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clang (c) whoosh
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) meow (b) hoot (c) click
7. 7.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a doorbell
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) chirp (b) beep (c) moo
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) river (c) slowly
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
11. 11.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sheep (b) an owl (c) a lion
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a lion (c) a snake
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) ding-dong (b) chirp (c) meow
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
16. 16.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a campfire (c) a lion
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) pencil (c) garden
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slurp (c) window
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) woof (c) yellow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) achoo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) woof (b) slurp (c) thud
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) knock (c) chair
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) hiss
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
27. 27.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pig (c) a camera
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) green (c) gentle
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) meow (b) slurp (c) buzz
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) click (c) hoot
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) achoo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) croak
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) green
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) woof (b) tick-tock (c) knock
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) thud (c) quickly
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip

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