Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 176 · 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 wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) woof (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) clang (b) achoo (c) slurp
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) clang (c) croak
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) knock
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) vroom
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) quack
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) splash (b) hiss (c) knock
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) splash
15. 15.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a frog (b) a car horn (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a campfire (c) a horse
17. 17.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a dog (c) a balloon
18. 18.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a duck (b) thunder (c) a dog
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) quickly (c) kind
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) moo (b) ding-dong (c) click
22. 22.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sheep
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) quickly (c) gentle
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) vroom
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) window (c) river
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a balloon (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) achoo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) chair (c) pencil
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) knock
37. 37.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a lion (b) a camera (c) a steel plate falling
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) window (c) garden
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) tick-tock

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