Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 248 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) baa (b) slurp (c) quack
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) drip (c) beep
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) thud (c) roar
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) beep (c) table
5. 5.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
7. 7.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
8. 8.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a snake (b) the wind (c) a dog
9. 9.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a car horn (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) neigh (c) quickly
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) garden (c) gentle
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) yellow (c) gentle
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) moo (b) boom (c) crunch
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) buzz
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) quickly (c) garden
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) happy (c) river
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) pencil (c) green
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) crunch (c) honk
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) sizzle (b) pop (c) neigh
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
24. 24.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a dog (b) a car horn (c) a microwave
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) window
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) moo
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
29. 29.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) click (c) yellow
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sheep (b) a camera (c) a campfire
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) a dog
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) honk (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) woof (c) mango
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pop (c) tall
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) pencil (c) garden
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) splash (c) thud

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