Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 141 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) honk (c) achoo
2. 2.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a car horn (b) a rooster (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) a pig
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) boom (c) river
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
6. 6.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a bee
7. 7.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a dog (c) a cow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) knock (c) kind
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crackle (c) chair
11. 11.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sneeze
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) baa
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pitter-patter (c) green
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pop (b) crunch (c) honk
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) slurp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) kind (c) green
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) clang
21. 21.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a doorbell (b) a camera (c) a cat
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
24. 24.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a car horn (b) a duck (c) a balloon
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) garden (c) window
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hiss (b) achoo (c) moo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) neigh (c) garden
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) chirp
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) kind (c) mango
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
31. 31.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a visitor at the door (c) a camera
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a rooster (b) a frog (c) a microwave
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) slurp (b) croak (c) vroom
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) vroom
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) garden (c) river
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) honk (b) quack (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) an owl (b) a pig (c) a car horn
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a crisp papad (c) a campfire

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