Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 46 · 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) river (b) croak (c) tall
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) meow (c) mango
3. 3.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a clock (b) a sheep (c) a rooster
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) woof (b) boom (c) crackle
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) honk
6. 6.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) woof (c) table
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) boom (b) drip (c) buzz
10. 10.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a frog (b) thunder (c) a pair of scissors
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) sizzle (c) drip
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) quickly (c) tall
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) kind (c) green
14. 14.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a lion (b) a bee (c) a sneeze
15. 15.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a sheep (c) a bee
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) baa
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) boom (c) hoot
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a doorbell
19. 19.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a campfire (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
20. 20.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cow
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
22. 22.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a cow (c) a clock
23. 23.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a frog (c) a leaking tap
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) roar (c) mango
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) thud (c) pencil
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) splash
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) achoo (c) mango
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) croak
31. 31.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a balloon (c) a cow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) river (c) gentle
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) click (c) chair
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) chirp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) drip
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar

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