Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 542 · 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) slowly (b) pencil (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) click (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) baa (b) clang (c) drip
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) thud (b) honk (c) neigh
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) clang
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) drip (c) quack
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
9. 9.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) an owl (b) a bee (c) thunder
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chirp (c) green
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) yellow (c) happy
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
14. 14.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) an owl (c) a cow
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
16. 16.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) the wind (b) a balloon (c) a motorbike
17. 17.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sneeze (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
18. 18.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a crisp papad (c) a lion
19. 19.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a bee (c) a sheep
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) happy
21. 21.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sheep (b) a camera (c) a pair of scissors
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) neigh
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cow (c) thunder
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) baa (b) quack (c) oink
25. 25.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) the wind
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) whoosh
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
29. 29.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) thunder
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) vroom (c) window
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) thud
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) beep (b) knock (c) click
33. 33.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a frog (c) a cat
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) green (c) window
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) chair (c) slowly
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pitter-patter (c) green
37. 37.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a car horn (b) a steel plate falling (c) a leaking tap
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a clock (b) a crisp papad (c) pakoras in hot oil
39. 39.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a visitor at the door (c) a microwave
40. 40.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a horse (b) a pig (c) a noisy drinker

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