Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 403 · 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) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
2. 2.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a doorbell
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) honk (b) drip (c) boom
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) baa (b) buzz (c) clang
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) meow
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) clang (b) tick-tock (c) beep
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) thud
9. 9.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) thunder
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) quickly
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) woof (b) chirp (c) baa
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) vroom
17. 17.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pop (b) moo (c) croak
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) table (c) slowly
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) neigh
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) moo (b) achoo (c) snip
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) table (c) green
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) hiss
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
25. 25.What makes the sound “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a cat (c) a camera
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) achoo (b) crackle (c) splash
27. 27.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) thunder (b) a cat (c) a sheep
28. 28.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) achoo (c) green
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) crackle
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crunch (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) meow
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
37. 37.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a rooster
38. 38.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a doorbell (b) a lion (c) a motorbike
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) woof (c) garden
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) hoot

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