Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 93 · 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 doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) woof (c) hiss
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) chair
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) pitter-patter (c) meow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) achoo (b) crunch (c) chirp
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pitter-patter (c) teacher
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) oink
10. 10.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a balloon (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a leaking tap
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) chirp
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) quickly (c) slowly
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crunch (c) chair
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) achoo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hoot (c) mango
18. 18.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a clock (b) a snake (c) a duck
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) honk (b) splash (c) chirp
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) knock (c) vroom
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
23. 23.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cow (b) a horse (c) a pig
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) green (c) river
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) moo (b) drip (c) quack
26. 26.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a steel plate falling
27. 27.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a duck
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) happy (c) table
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a camera (b) a sneeze (c) a clock
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) table (c) mango
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) oink (b) boom (c) vroom
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) window
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) baa (c) pencil
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crackle (b) honk (c) roar
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) pencil (c) slowly
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) quack (b) oink (c) neigh
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) boom (c) tick-tock

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