Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 979 · 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 cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) boom (c) achoo
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) chirp (c) clang
3. 3.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) a horse
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a camera
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hoot (c) pencil
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) ding-dong (b) beep (c) thud
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) moo (c) window
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) hoot
9. 9.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a leaking tap (c) a rooster
10. 10.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a frog (c) a pig
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) crackle (b) click (c) chirp
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) oink (c) table
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
17. 17.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
18. 18.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) quack (b) honk (c) buzz
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) honk
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) honk (c) river
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
23. 23.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) snip (b) baa (c) knock
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) vroom
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) quack
28. 28.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a snake
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) boom (c) river
30. 30.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) green (c) tall
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) honk (b) sizzle (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) croak
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cat (b) a clock (c) pakoras in hot oil
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) slowly (c) tall
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) slurp (c) happy
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) thud (c) yellow
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) click (b) roar (c) vroom

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