Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 785 · 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) whoosh (b) thud (c) clang
2. 2.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a microwave
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) quack (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) river (c) gentle
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) chair (c) garden
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hoot (c) knock
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) sizzle
9. 9.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a doorbell (b) thunder (c) a noisy drinker
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
11. 11.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) raindrops (b) a rooster (c) a leaking tap
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pitter-patter (b) vroom (c) hiss
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
16. 16.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a campfire (b) a duck (c) a clock
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) kind (c) boom
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) garden (c) kind
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
20. 20.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a lion (c) a bee
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) roar
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) thud (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) oink
24. 24.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a microwave (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pop (c) garden
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) honk (b) baa (c) thud
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) clang (c) whoosh
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) woof (c) gentle
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
31. 31.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a motorbike (b) a crisp papad (c) a steel plate falling
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
33. 33.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a lion (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) mango (c) table
35. 35.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a dog (c) a balloon
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pitter-patter (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slurp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) woof (c) slurp
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) quickly (c) gentle
40. 40.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow

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