Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 340 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) gentle
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) hoot
4. 4.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) a sneeze
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) crackle
6. 6.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a microwave (c) a duck
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
8. 8.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a horse (b) a camera (c) a campfire
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) beep (b) pitter-patter (c) croak
10. 10.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a motorbike (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) splash (b) meow (c) moo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) sizzle (c) mango
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) boom (b) crackle (c) honk
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) click (c) meow
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) clang
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crunch (c) river
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) quickly (c) yellow
18. 18.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a car horn (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) vroom (c) honk
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pop (c) kind
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) happy (c) chair
22. 22.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) achoo (c) splash
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) thud (c) window
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) snip (b) vroom (c) clang
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) roar (b) knock (c) baa
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) kind (c) table
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) boom
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) kind (c) pencil
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) baa (c) chirp
34. 34.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a car horn (b) a duck (c) a lion
35. 35.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sparrow (c) a doorbell
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) quack (c) oink
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) snip (c) window
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) chirp (b) buzz (c) roar
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) honk (c) garden

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