Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 456 · 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 “crackle”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a leaking tap
2. 2.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a leaking tap (b) the wind (c) a balloon
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) moo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) gentle (c) pop
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) baa (c) kind
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) honk
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) whoosh
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) chirp (c) boom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) oink (b) honk (c) quack
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
15. 15.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a frog (b) a rooster (c) pakoras in hot oil
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) hoot
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) window (c) teacher
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) quack (c) meow
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) chirp
23. 23.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cow (b) a dog (c) a snake
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) roar (b) clang (c) quack
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) slurp (b) snip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) yellow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) boom (b) chirp (c) vroom
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) buzz (c) happy
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
32. 32.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a frog
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) oink
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) table
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
36. 36.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a visitor at the door (c) a clock
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a bee (b) a clock (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) woof (b) splash (c) ding-dong

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