Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 532 · 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 bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) thud (c) woof
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) knock (b) click (c) sizzle
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) ding-dong (b) croak (c) thud
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) chair (c) green
7. 7.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a campfire
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) quickly (c) river
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) croak (b) crackle (c) achoo
10. 10.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) the wind (b) a leaking tap (c) a car horn
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) roar (b) crackle (c) drip
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) roar
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) chirp
14. 14.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cat (b) a cow (c) a frog
15. 15.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
16. 16.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a pig (c) a pair of scissors
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) neigh
18. 18.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a motorbike (c) a lion
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) splash (c) hiss
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) snip
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) teacher (c) gentle
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) pitter-patter (c) clang
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a dog (c) a motorbike
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
25. 25.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a motorbike (c) a balloon
26. 26.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) thunder (b) a bee (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) vroom (c) slowly
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hoot (c) quickly
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) teacher (c) kind
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) snip
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) achoo (c) slowly
33. 33.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cat (c) a visitor at the door
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) chirp
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) tick-tock
37. 37.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) raindrops (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a bee (c) thunder
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo

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