Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 599 · 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) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) snip
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
4. 4.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a sheep (c) a sneeze
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) tall (c) green
6. 6.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) the wind (b) a campfire (c) a frog
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) slurp
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) roar (c) pencil
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
13. 13.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a frog (b) a microwave (c) a sheep
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tick-tock (c) gentle
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) chirp
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) neigh
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) drip
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) window (c) teacher
19. 19.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) knock
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) click (c) teacher
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a duck (b) a dog (c) a cow
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) gentle (c) pencil
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) vroom
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) woof
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) tick-tock (c) crunch
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) crackle
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) drip
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) buzz
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sneeze (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
40. 40.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) raindrops (c) pakoras in hot oil

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