Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 931 · 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 “quack”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a duck
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) baa
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) knock (b) croak (c) moo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) neigh (c) quickly
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) slurp (c) pop
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) knock
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) garden (c) yellow
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) thud (c) drip
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) clang (c) croak
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a frog (b) a snake (c) a sheep
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) sizzle (c) green
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) click (c) chair
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a lion
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) baa
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) pitter-patter (c) chirp
23. 23.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sheep (c) the wind
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) buzz (c) kind
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) honk
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) chair
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) croak
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) woof
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) tick-tock (c) clang
31. 31.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a bee (b) a microwave (c) a pig
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) roar
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) splash
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) honk
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pitter-patter (c) happy
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) vroom
37. 37.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a bee
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
39. 39.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a frog (b) a duck (c) a jump into a pool
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad

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