Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 406 · 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) garden (b) snip (c) happy
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) achoo
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slurp (c) happy
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) happy (c) quickly
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) drip
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) river
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) gentle (c) chair
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) crunch (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) pop
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) chair (c) slowly
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) garden (c) moo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) quack
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) mango
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) croak
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) hiss
19. 19.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) meow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) baa (c) thud
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) achoo (b) slurp (c) roar
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) baa (c) yellow
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) thud (b) croak (c) quack
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) garden (c) green
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) sizzle (b) whoosh (c) hiss
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) neigh (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pop (b) moo (c) vroom
33. 33.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) raindrops (b) a sparrow (c) a cow
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) neigh (c) pencil
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) sizzle (b) woof (c) croak
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
39. 39.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sheep (c) the wind
40. 40.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a dog (c) a duck

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