Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 447 · 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.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sparrow (b) a campfire (c) a steel plate falling
2. 2.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a pig
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pop (c) teacher
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) meow (c) green
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
6. 6.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a horse (b) a heavy bag falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
7. 7.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sparrow (b) a camera (c) a pig
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) tick-tock (c) neigh
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crackle (c) mango
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) honk (c) boom
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) chirp (b) beep (c) vroom
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) garden (c) chair
17. 17.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) the wind (c) thunder
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) river
19. 19.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) raindrops (c) a car horn
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
21. 21.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a pig (c) a lion
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
24. 24.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) an owl (b) a horse (c) a jump into a pool
25. 25.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a crisp papad (c) a cow
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) clang
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a dog
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) river (c) mango
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) meow (b) snip (c) hiss
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) hiss
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chair (c) chirp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) baa
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) boom (c) table
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
35. 35.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sparrow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
36. 36.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a clock (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) mango (c) moo
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) kind (c) slowly
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) neigh (b) whoosh (c) drip
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs

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