Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 189 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) honk (c) chair
3. 3.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) an owl (c) a dog
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) woof (c) pencil
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) quack
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
7. 7.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a frog
8. 8.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) a campfire
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quickly
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) splash (b) clang (c) chirp
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) boom
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
16. 16.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) a bee
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) table (c) teacher
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) click (b) splash (c) vroom
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) oink
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pitter-patter (c) gentle
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) achoo (c) slurp
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) drip
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) snip
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) meow
26. 26.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a rooster (c) a snake
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) slowly (c) window
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) chirp
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
31. 31.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a duck (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) roar
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) drip
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) quack (c) baa
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) splash
37. 37.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) raindrops (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
39. 39.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) beep (b) oink (c) hoot

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