Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 265 · 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) gentle (b) knock (c) slowly
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a dog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sheep
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) hiss (c) baa
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) slurp (c) achoo
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) pop (b) drip (c) neigh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crackle (c) tall
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) quack
10. 10.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a snake (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a car horn
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) baa (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) crackle (b) chirp (c) pop
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a pig (c) a frog
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) chair (c) yellow
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) boom (b) splash (c) ding-dong
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) ding-dong (b) boom (c) buzz
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) chirp (b) hoot (c) moo
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hiss (c) garden
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) pop
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) slowly (c) table
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) sizzle (c) green
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
28. 28.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a leaking tap (c) a balloon
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) vroom
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) hiss
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) woof
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) thud (b) splash (c) woof
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crunch (c) green
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) clang (c) teacher
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) meow (c) quickly
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) baa (c) quickly
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
38. 38.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) a dog
39. 39.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a snake (c) a motorbike
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy

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