Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 328 · 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 raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) woof (b) pop (c) baa
3. 3.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a camera (b) a campfire (c) raindrops
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) beep (c) happy
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) hiss
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) gentle (c) table
10. 10.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a cat
11. 11.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a bee (b) a pig (c) a doorbell
12. 12.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a duck (c) a cow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) thud
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) crackle
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) chirp
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) gentle (c) mango
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) thunder (b) a balloon (c) a clock
19. 19.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a noisy drinker
20. 20.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a noisy drinker (c) a rooster
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) meow (b) ding-dong (c) hoot
22. 22.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a snake (b) a horse (c) a motorbike
23. 23.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) a sheep
24. 24.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a lion (c) a clock
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) drip (c) oink
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crunch (b) whoosh (c) drip
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) click (b) tick-tock (c) neigh
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) gentle (c) slurp
31. 31.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) thunder (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) oink (c) green
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) crunch (c) window
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) boom (c) window
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) pop
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) window (c) tall
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) honk
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) meow (b) pop (c) hiss

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