Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 747 · 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 “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
4. 4.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a cow
5. 5.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
7. 7.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) a doorbell
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a bee (b) a dog (c) a duck
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
11. 11.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a jump into a pool (c) thunder
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a rooster (b) a pig (c) a leaking tap
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) slurp (b) whoosh (c) moo
15. 15.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) thunder (b) a lion (c) the wind
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) pop (c) crunch
17. 17.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sneeze (b) a frog (c) a horse
18. 18.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) raindrops (b) a motorbike (c) a crisp papad
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) river (c) mango
20. 20.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a frog (c) thunder
21. 21.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a sparrow (c) an owl
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) clang (c) whoosh
23. 23.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a frog (b) a camera (c) a clock
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) vroom
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) hoot
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) moo (b) beep (c) slurp
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hiss (b) drip (c) vroom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) thud (b) honk (c) crackle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) river (c) chair
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) crackle
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) clang (b) honk (c) click
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
36. 36.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a snake
37. 37.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) moo (c) teacher
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) buzz (b) croak (c) meow

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