Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 26 · 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) green (b) whoosh (c) happy
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) whoosh (b) vroom (c) neigh
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) splash (c) kind
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) the wind (b) a pig (c) a jump into a pool
9. 9.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a frog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pair of scissors
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chair (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) moo (c) teacher
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) moo (c) roar
13. 13.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) a bee
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) vroom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) boom
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) click (c) pop
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) boom (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) click (b) clang (c) sizzle
18. 18.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a doorbell
19. 19.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a duck (b) a frog (c) a camera
20. 20.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a duck
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) drip (c) neigh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) window (c) river
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) garden (c) mango
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) oink (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a camera (c) a dog
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) chair
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
28. 28.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a frog (b) a sparrow (c) a pig
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hiss (c) river
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
32. 32.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a lion (b) a clock (c) a rooster
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) drip
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a cat (c) a duck
37. 37.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a clock (b) a sheep (c) a duck
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) thud
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) drip
40. 40.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a pair of scissors (c) a clock

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