Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 946 · 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 snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) achoo
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) clang (c) pencil
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tall (c) thud
4. 4.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a rooster (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sheep
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) garden (c) slowly
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) beep (c) neigh
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) hiss (c) neigh
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) green (c) tall
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) river (c) slowly
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) oink
14. 14.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a sneeze
15. 15.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a duck (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
16. 16.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a camera (b) a sneeze (c) a sheep
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) hiss (b) tick-tock (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) whoosh (b) croak (c) moo
19. 19.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a campfire (b) thunder (c) a horse
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) woof
21. 21.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) mango (c) slowly
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) tick-tock
25. 25.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cow (b) a dog (c) a horse
26. 26.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a sparrow
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) window (c) pencil
29. 29.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) crunch
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crackle (c) yellow
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) vroom
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) sizzle (b) croak (c) knock
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) baa
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) thud (c) woof
39. 39.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a balloon
40. 40.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a crisp papad

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