Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 10 · 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) tall (b) crackle (c) kind
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) happy (c) kind
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) woof (c) window
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) knock
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
8. 8.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a dog (c) raindrops
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) oink
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) baa
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) snip
14. 14.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) a dog
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) woof (c) hiss
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) snip
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
20. 20.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a rooster (c) a heavy bag falling
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) kind (c) tall
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) quickly (c) table
24. 24.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a campfire (b) a cat (c) a horse
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) thud (b) clang (c) hiss
26. 26.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) a cat (c) a balloon
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a dog
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a doorbell (c) a cow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) oink (c) table
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) hiss (c) drip
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) chair
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) snip (b) beep (c) slurp
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) hoot
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) vroom (b) clang (c) drip
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) quack (b) honk (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tick-tock (c) chair
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hiss (b) tick-tock (c) clang
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) whoosh (c) kind
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter

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