Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 399 · 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 pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pitter-patter (b) whoosh (c) oink
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) whoosh (b) knock (c) croak
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) teacher (c) pencil
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) clang (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) pitter-patter
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) tall (c) window
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) quickly (c) tall
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) drip
13. 13.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a frog (b) a lion (c) raindrops
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) whoosh (c) tall
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) snip
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) clang (c) yellow
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) pop (b) roar (c) whoosh
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) tick-tock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chirp (c) hiss
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) croak
21. 21.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a duck (b) a rooster (c) a lion
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) woof
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) moo (b) ding-dong (c) neigh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) neigh (b) boom (c) meow
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) knock (c) slurp
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hiss (c) window
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) ding-dong (c) window
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) vroom
30. 30.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a pig
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) window (c) thud
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) ding-dong (b) roar (c) sizzle
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) meow
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
36. 36.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) pakoras in hot oil
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) baa (c) chirp
38. 38.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a cat (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sheep
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) garden (c) table

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