Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 769 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) achoo (b) roar (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) drip
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) drip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) kind (c) window
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tick-tock (c) woof
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) achoo
8. 8.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sheep (c) a snake
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) splash
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) oink (b) neigh (c) tick-tock
12. 12.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a microwave (c) a leaking tap
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tick-tock (c) teacher
14. 14.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) a snake
15. 15.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) pakoras in hot oil
16. 16.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a microwave (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) croak
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) a rooster
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) moo (b) woof (c) thud
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) buzz (c) garden
24. 24.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a snake
25. 25.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a dog (b) a sneeze (c) an owl
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) ding-dong (c) river
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) happy (c) window
28. 28.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a snake (c) a jump into a pool
29. 29.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a noisy drinker (c) a motorbike
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) honk (c) chair
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) thunder (c) a campfire
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) hiss
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) neigh
34. 34.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) slurp (b) quack (c) ding-dong
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
37. 37.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a dog (b) a cow (c) a clock
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) quickly (c) yellow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) click
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp

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