Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 410 · 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 camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) clang (c) window
4. 4.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a rooster (b) a clock (c) a sneeze
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) pop
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) clang (b) moo (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) beep (c) table
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) oink (b) hiss (c) vroom
9. 9.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a balloon (b) a pig (c) a microwave
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) meow (c) clang
11. 11.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a dog
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
13. 13.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) a campfire
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) baa
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) achoo (c) garden
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pitter-patter (c) snip
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) snip
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) crunch
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cow (c) a duck
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) woof (b) neigh (c) pop
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) chair
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) happy (c) yellow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) ding-dong
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) sizzle (b) chirp (c) clang
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) crackle (c) clang
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
34. 34.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) kind (c) teacher
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a leaking tap (c) a horse
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) slowly (c) green
38. 38.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a clock (c) thunder
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) honk (b) baa (c) hiss

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