Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 310 · 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 wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crackle (b) whoosh (c) quack
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) clang (c) teacher
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crunch (b) hoot (c) buzz
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a rooster (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) tick-tock (b) chirp (c) crackle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) window (c) slowly
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) meow (c) green
10. 10.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) pakoras in hot oil
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
14. 14.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) an owl (c) a frog
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) honk (b) quack (c) click
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) buzz
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hoot (c) kind
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) click (b) boom (c) woof
19. 19.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) a doorbell (c) raindrops
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) hoot
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) tall (c) slowly
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) achoo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong
24. 24.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pig
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) boom (c) mango
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a snake (c) an owl
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) beep (b) oink (c) buzz
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
31. 31.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) a crisp papad
32. 32.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) the wind
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
35. 35.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a balloon (b) a jump into a pool (c) a microwave
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) pitter-patter
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) drip (b) boom (c) meow
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pitter-patter (c) crackle
39. 39.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) crackle (c) clang

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