Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 583 · 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 “chirp”? (a) a campfire (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sparrow
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
4. 4.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a bee (b) a balloon (c) a motorbike
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) click
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) sizzle (b) thud (c) chirp
7. 7.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a balloon (b) a visitor at the door (c) a leaking tap
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) roar (c) green
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) oink (b) click (c) pop
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) moo (c) mango
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) yellow (c) teacher
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) pitter-patter (c) drip
15. 15.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a campfire (c) a rooster
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) meow (c) garden
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) mango (c) teacher
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) knock (c) chirp
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) slurp
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) oink
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
23. 23.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sneeze (c) a jump into a pool
24. 24.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) a doorbell
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) drip (c) river
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) oink (c) buzz
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
30. 30.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) crackle (c) hoot
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) achoo (b) neigh (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) oink (b) chirp (c) ding-dong
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) green (c) happy
38. 38.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) a balloon (c) an owl
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) slowly (c) yellow
40. 40.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sparrow (b) a bee (c) a clock

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