Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 277 · 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 “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a rooster (c) a camera
2. 2.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a car horn (b) a duck (c) a cat
3. 3.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) raindrops (b) a leaking tap (c) a sneeze
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) buzz
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
6. 6.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a camera (b) a microwave (c) the wind
7. 7.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cow
8. 8.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a visitor at the door (c) a horse
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) hoot
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a horse
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) moo (c) drip
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) snip (b) chirp (c) sizzle
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) tick-tock (c) splash
17. 17.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a snake
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) neigh (c) mango
19. 19.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a sheep
20. 20.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a car horn
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) boom (c) kind
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) hiss
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) croak (c) beep
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crunch (b) knock (c) boom
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) mango (c) gentle
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) achoo (c) baa
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) boom (b) hoot (c) meow
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) honk
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) achoo
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) vroom
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
35. 35.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cat (b) a sparrow (c) a horse
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slurp (c) pencil
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tick-tock (c) croak
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) snip (c) chair
40. 40.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) an owl

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