Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 576 · 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.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) green (c) tall
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) click (b) quack (c) achoo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) snip (c) window
6. 6.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a microwave (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) drip (c) vroom
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) table (c) happy
11. 11.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a car horn (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
12. 12.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) a campfire
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
14. 14.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sheep (c) raindrops
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) buzz (c) hiss
16. 16.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a frog (b) a duck (c) a visitor at the door
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) splash (c) ding-dong
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
21. 21.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
22. 22.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a snake (b) a motorbike (c) pakoras in hot oil
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) woof
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) click
26. 26.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a doorbell (c) a cat
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) river (c) table
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) ding-dong
29. 29.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a camera (b) a sheep (c) a lion
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) clang (c) woof
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) teacher (c) kind
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
34. 34.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a balloon (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) buzz
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) chirp
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) vroom
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
40. 40.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a camera (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sparrow

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