Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 262 · 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.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a microwave (c) an owl
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) pencil (c) kind
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
8. 8.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a lion (b) a sparrow (c) the wind
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) pop
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) buzz (c) happy
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) hiss (c) oink
13. 13.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sheep (b) a steel plate falling (c) raindrops
14. 14.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) an owl (b) a rooster (c) a doorbell
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) honk (b) boom (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) clang
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tick-tock (c) pencil
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) ding-dong (c) tall
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) boom (c) pencil
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) ding-dong (b) quack (c) crunch
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) neigh
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) drip (c) window
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
26. 26.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a camera (b) a motorbike (c) a sparrow
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slurp (c) yellow
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) oink
29. 29.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a dog (b) a sneeze (c) raindrops
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) roar
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) snip (c) mango
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cat (c) a clock
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) beep (c) window
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
40. 40.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a horse (b) a duck (c) an owl

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