Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 939 · 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 “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a sneeze
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) click
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pitter-patter (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) woof
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) happy (c) chair
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pitter-patter (b) moo (c) vroom
7. 7.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a car horn (c) a camera
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) boom
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) happy (c) table
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) buzz (c) thud
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) table (c) happy
12. 12.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a duck (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a cat
13. 13.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a visitor at the door (c) a jump into a pool
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
15. 15.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cat (c) a balloon
16. 16.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) thunder (b) a rooster (c) a dog
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) thud (b) baa (c) moo
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) roar
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) buzz
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) happy (c) table
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) honk (b) splash (c) hoot
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) quack (b) croak (c) moo
26. 26.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a campfire (b) thunder (c) a lion
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) knock
28. 28.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cat (c) a sparrow
29. 29.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a noisy drinker
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) whoosh (c) happy
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) thud (b) slurp (c) crackle
33. 33.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a pig (c) a visitor at the door
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) splash (b) chirp (c) snip
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) pitter-patter (c) oink
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a microwave (b) a sneeze (c) a crisp papad
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) boom

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