Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 944 · 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?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hiss (b) boom (c) achoo
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a bee (c) raindrops
3. 3.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a cow
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) thud (c) baa
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) croak
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) snip (b) pop (c) beep
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) oink (c) garden
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) croak
11. 11.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a camera (b) a snake (c) thunder
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) clang
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) pencil (c) quickly
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chirp (c) vroom
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
20. 20.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a motorbike (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
23. 23.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a balloon (b) raindrops (c) a car horn
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tick-tock (c) mango
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) yellow (c) window
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) achoo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) buzz (c) pencil
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) buzz (c) crackle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) beep
30. 30.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a horse (c) an owl
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) baa (c) hoot
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) raindrops (c) a horse
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) baa (c) river
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) snip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) beep
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) slowly (c) pencil
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) neigh
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss

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