Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 561 · 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) splash (b) green (c) happy
2. 2.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a campfire (b) a horse (c) a sheep
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) baa (c) thud
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) thud (b) roar (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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) whoosh (b) splash (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) snip
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) tick-tock
11. 11.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) sizzle (c) table
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) vroom
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) crackle (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) boom
19. 19.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a doorbell (b) a dog (c) a snake
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a campfire (b) a camera (c) a steel plate falling
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) green (c) garden
22. 22.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) a cow (c) a car horn
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) slurp (b) baa (c) croak
25. 25.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a cat (b) a leaking tap (c) a motorbike
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) crackle (c) crunch
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) thud (c) window
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) garden (c) slowly
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) quack (c) kind
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hiss (c) green
33. 33.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a horse (b) a car horn (c) a rooster
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) pop (c) woof
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) pop
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a bee (b) a sparrow (c) a balloon
38. 38.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) a clock
39. 39.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) an owl (c) a pig
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills

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