Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 637 · 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 “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) the wind (c) a snake
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) happy (c) table
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) thud
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) tall
7. 7.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a crisp papad
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) oink (c) happy
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) croak (c) kind
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) hoot (c) buzz
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) boom
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) vroom (b) splash (c) knock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) window (c) happy
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) quack (b) oink (c) neigh
18. 18.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a bee (b) a cow (c) the wind
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) crackle
20. 20.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a lion (c) a microwave
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) tall
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
23. 23.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
24. 24.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a camera
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) croak (c) honk
26. 26.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) thunder (b) a campfire (c) a rooster
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) splash (c) window
30. 30.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a sparrow (c) a clock
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
32. 32.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) click (c) river
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) mango (c) gentle
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) vroom (c) green
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) boom
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) clang
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone

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