Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 974 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) green (c) garden
2. 2.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) neigh
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) clang (b) snip (c) hoot
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) yellow (c) window
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) tick-tock
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) buzz (c) gentle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crunch (c) table
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pop (b) roar (c) beep
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) sizzle (b) snip (c) meow
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) boom (b) honk (c) woof
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) knock (b) ding-dong (c) vroom
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pop
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) hiss
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) ding-dong
21. 21.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a leaking tap
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) boom (c) tick-tock
23. 23.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a balloon (c) a dog
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) honk
28. 28.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a clock (b) a motorbike (c) a microwave
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crackle (b) roar (c) buzz
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chirp (c) yellow
31. 31.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) a duck
32. 32.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a snake (c) a bee
33. 33.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sheep (b) a cat (c) a jump into a pool
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) pencil (c) kind
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
36. 36.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a rooster (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) quack (b) thud (c) achoo
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) chirp (c) neigh
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak

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