Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 482 · 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 doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
2. 2.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a cat (c) the wind
3. 3.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) a noisy drinker
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) garden (c) vroom
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tick-tock (c) knock
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) boom (c) window
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) honk (c) green
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) meow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
13. 13.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) raindrops (b) a camera (c) a lion
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) baa (b) roar (c) hiss
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) pop
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) meow (b) beep (c) woof
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) mango
18. 18.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) pakoras in hot oil
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) table (c) kind
20. 20.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a dog (b) a microwave (c) a steel plate falling
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) tick-tock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) achoo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) buzz (c) table
24. 24.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a cow (c) a sheep
25. 25.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a rooster (b) a frog (c) a sheep
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) oink
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
28. 28.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a frog (c) a bee
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) achoo (c) moo
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) splash
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) teacher (c) chair
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) woof (b) click (c) clang
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) vroom (c) knock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) thud (c) pencil
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) baa
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) beep (b) quack (c) chirp

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