Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 745 · 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) yellow (b) window (c) pop
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) quack (b) sizzle (c) neigh
3. 3.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) an owl (b) a motorbike (c) pakoras in hot oil
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) tall (c) yellow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) splash (b) achoo (c) pop
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) buzz
7. 7.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) honk (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) neigh (b) splash (c) honk
11. 11.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a noisy drinker (c) a visitor at the door
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) slurp (c) click
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) meow (c) window
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) green (c) chair
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) thud (c) clang
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) neigh (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) crunch
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) achoo
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) thud (c) neigh
22. 22.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
24. 24.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a steel plate falling
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) baa (b) beep (c) crackle
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
29. 29.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a car horn
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) knock (c) meow
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) pop (c) hoot
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pitter-patter (c) green
34. 34.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) a balloon (c) the wind
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) crackle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) river (c) slowly
37. 37.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a car horn (b) a noisy drinker (c) a campfire
38. 38.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) the wind
39. 39.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a clock
40. 40.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a horse (c) a noisy drinker

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