Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 103 · 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.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a heavy bag falling (c) an owl
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) green (c) table
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) slowly
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) mango (c) garden
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) boom (b) hiss (c) quack
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) drip
7. 7.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) a heavy bag falling
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) the wind (c) a motorbike
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
12. 12.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pig (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) splash
14. 14.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) thud (c) window
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pitter-patter (c) table
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 sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) snip (c) honk
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) woof (b) ding-dong (c) pop
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) boom (c) slowly
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) teacher (c) river
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) table (c) green
23. 23.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a bee
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) buzz
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) river (c) tall
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) crunch (b) honk (c) woof
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) happy (c) pencil
31. 31.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a snake (c) a pair of scissors
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) oink (c) chair
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) moo (c) happy
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) slurp (b) tick-tock (c) sizzle
35. 35.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) ding-dong
38. 38.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a steel plate falling (c) the wind
39. 39.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) slowly

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