Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 106 · 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 camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) snip
3. 3.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) crackle (b) honk (c) hiss
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) sizzle (b) croak (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) hoot
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) chirp
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) pencil (c) green
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) thud (b) honk (c) moo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) chirp (b) snip (c) drip
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
14. 14.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) thunder (b) a campfire (c) a rooster
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
16. 16.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a balloon (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) roar (c) chirp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
19. 19.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) raindrops (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pitter-patter (b) buzz (c) meow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) clang (b) vroom (c) buzz
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a microwave (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sheep
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) yellow (c) kind
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) crackle
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) baa
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slurp (c) green
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) drip
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) ding-dong (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) splash (b) boom (c) woof
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) garden
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) croak (c) river
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) teacher
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) boom
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a horse (b) a sheep (c) a duck
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) yellow (c) mango
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees

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