Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 700 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) slowly (c) pencil
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) boom (b) click (c) chirp
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) honk
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) thud (b) meow (c) ding-dong
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) buzz (b) hoot (c) crackle
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) whoosh (c) honk
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) sizzle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) happy (c) table
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crunch (c) mango
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) thud (b) beep (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) roar
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) garden
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) knock
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
22. 22.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sparrow (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) splash (b) drip (c) hiss
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) thud
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) boom (b) drip (c) pop
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pitter-patter (c) gentle
29. 29.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) a campfire
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) croak
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) achoo (b) knock (c) vroom
32. 32.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a noisy drinker
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hoot (c) mango
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cat (c) a clock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) beep
37. 37.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) a rooster
38. 38.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) an owl (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
39. 39.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a cow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pop (c) table

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