Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 209 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) beep
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tick-tock (c) tall
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) quack (b) knock (c) crackle
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) beep (c) crunch
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) click (c) tall
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pitter-patter (c) table
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) thud (c) snip
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) croak (c) yellow
13. 13.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a sneeze
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) quack
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) quack (c) tick-tock
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) roar
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) honk (b) quack (c) ding-dong
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a camera (b) a clock (c) a horse
19. 19.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a bee (b) a clock (c) pakoras in hot oil
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) garden (c) gentle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) woof
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) knock (b) tick-tock (c) beep
23. 23.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a duck (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) splash (c) gentle
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) clang (c) thud
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) green (c) happy
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) baa
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) vroom
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a bee
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) vroom (b) pop (c) pitter-patter
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) oink (b) pitter-patter (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) meow
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) buzz (c) happy
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) moo
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pencil (c) happy
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) thud (b) whoosh (c) slurp
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) roar

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