Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 219 · 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) buzz (b) green (c) teacher
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) ding-dong (c) green
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) knock (b) click (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
6. 6.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a lion (b) a microwave (c) a dog
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) quack
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) thud (b) woof (c) oink
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) achoo (c) yellow
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) gentle (c) pencil
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) crackle
13. 13.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a duck (c) a campfire
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) clang (c) garden
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) thud (b) chirp (c) honk
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) quack
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) table (c) gentle
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) snip
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) woof (b) splash (c) clang
20. 20.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a frog
21. 21.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a microwave
22. 22.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) raindrops (c) a microwave
23. 23.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pig (b) a heavy bag falling (c) an owl
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) hoot
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) gentle (c) splash
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
27. 27.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a leaking tap (c) the wind
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
29. 29.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat
30. 30.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a balloon (b) a clock (c) a jump into a pool
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) croak (b) pop (c) pitter-patter
32. 32.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) a heavy bag falling
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) vroom (c) tick-tock
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) oink (b) honk (c) buzz
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) achoo (b) whoosh (c) meow
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) river (c) pencil
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) croak (b) crunch (c) moo

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