Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 388 · 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 raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a lion
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) achoo (c) happy
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) honk
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) thud (b) buzz (c) meow
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) croak (c) mango
7. 7.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a camera (b) a cat (c) a lion
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a rooster (b) a campfire (c) a duck
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) click (b) sizzle (c) woof
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) mango (c) garden
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) green (c) window
12. 12.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a heavy bag falling
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) click (c) moo
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) ding-dong (b) clang (c) click
15. 15.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a rooster (c) a jump into a pool
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) crackle (c) snip
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) roar
18. 18.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) a balloon
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) yellow (c) river
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) tick-tock
23. 23.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a motorbike (c) a jump into a pool
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) an owl
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
26. 26.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) a noisy drinker
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) oink
28. 28.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a noisy drinker (c) a crisp papad
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) happy (c) yellow
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a rooster (b) thunder (c) a snake
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) slowly (c) teacher
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) slurp
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) quack (b) hoot (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) mango (c) table
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) roar (b) hiss (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) chirp
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) boom (c) chair
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) crunch

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