Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 207 · 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 pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) snip
3. 3.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) roar (b) neigh (c) crackle
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) thunder (c) a duck
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) river (c) garden
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) ding-dong
8. 8.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a visitor at the door (c) a camera
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) woof
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) roar
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crackle (b) croak (c) vroom
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) oink
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
15. 15.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a lion (b) a visitor at the door (c) a motorbike
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) knock
17. 17.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) a dog
18. 18.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a horse (b) a noisy drinker (c) a car horn
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) chair (c) happy
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) crackle (c) yellow
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hiss (c) happy
24. 24.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a microwave (c) a sparrow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) sizzle (b) hoot (c) roar
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a dog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) quickly (c) pencil
29. 29.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a campfire (b) a cow (c) a camera
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) croak
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) ding-dong (c) moo
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) pop (c) buzz
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) boom (c) teacher
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) slowly (c) gentle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hoot (c) kind
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) moo (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) green (c) kind
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) moo (c) croak

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