Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 182 · 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) thunder (b) a duck (c) a bee
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) sizzle (c) teacher
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) ding-dong (c) table
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) meow (b) honk (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) yellow (c) table
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) river (c) pencil
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) croak
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) achoo (c) chair
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pitter-patter (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) croak
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slowly (c) happy
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) honk (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) crackle (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
18. 18.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a noisy drinker
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) oink (c) crackle
20. 20.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a jump into a pool (c) pakoras in hot oil
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
22. 22.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a rooster (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
23. 23.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a heavy bag falling (c) raindrops
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) meow
25. 25.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a bee (c) a horse
26. 26.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sneeze (b) raindrops (c) a frog
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) clang (c) window
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) table (c) mango
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) quack (c) splash
30. 30.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) boom (b) ding-dong (c) buzz
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) clang (b) slurp (c) baa
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) mango
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a bee (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) window
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) thud (b) crackle (c) knock

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