Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 670 · 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 raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) clang (c) garden
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) chirp (b) slurp (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) whoosh (c) neigh
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) achoo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chirp (c) gentle
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) crackle
11. 11.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) thunder (b) a leaking tap (c) a duck
12. 12.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a microwave (c) a crisp papad
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) boom
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) slowly (c) teacher
15. 15.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) a balloon
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) happy
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) oink
19. 19.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a noisy drinker
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) snip (c) kind
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) thud (c) chirp
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) thunder
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) clang (b) knock (c) hoot
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) window (c) kind
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) a sheep
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) river (c) happy
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) roar (c) ding-dong
31. 31.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a clock (c) a dog
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roar (c) buzz
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
34. 34.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a camera (c) a motorbike
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) click
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) vroom
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone

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