Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 360 · 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) river (b) pencil (c) croak
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) sizzle (c) kind
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) snip
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) click (b) moo (c) slurp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) beep
7. 7.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a doorbell (c) thunder
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) tick-tock
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pitter-patter (b) quack (c) beep
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) woof
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
12. 12.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a car horn (b) a clock (c) a frog
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
14. 14.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a cow
15. 15.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) pitter-patter (c) crunch
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) whoosh (c) garden
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sneeze (b) a jump into a pool (c) a campfire
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thud (c) achoo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pop (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) hoot
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) river (c) gentle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) crunch
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) beep (c) woof
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) hoot (b) slurp (c) baa
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) tick-tock (c) honk
31. 31.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) raindrops
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a motorbike
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) buzz (c) happy
34. 34.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a duck (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a rooster (c) a steel plate falling
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) table (c) yellow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) drip (b) crunch (c) achoo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pitter-patter (c) yellow

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