Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 233 · 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) quickly (b) meow (c) pencil
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) crunch (b) click (c) neigh
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) quack
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) thud (c) meow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) ding-dong (b) sizzle (c) honk
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) hiss
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) pop
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) thud
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) roar (c) table
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) croak (b) quack (c) roar
15. 15.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a car horn (b) a microwave (c) a clock
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hiss (c) happy
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) achoo (c) click
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) happy (c) mango
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) crackle
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
25. 25.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) a horse
26. 26.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a sheep (c) a horse
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hoot (c) chair
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) clang
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) crunch (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) raindrops (c) a car horn
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) buzz
34. 34.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sheep (b) a balloon (c) a frog
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) mango
36. 36.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a dog (c) a crisp papad
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) moo
38. 38.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a visitor at the door
39. 39.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a pig (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) neigh (c) thud

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