Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 79 · 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 “boom”? (a) a cat (b) a camera (c) thunder
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) happy (c) green
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) quack
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) splash
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) ding-dong (b) crackle (c) chirp
6. 6.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a dog (b) a motorbike (c) a camera
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
10. 10.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) raindrops (b) a crisp papad (c) a pig
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) moo (c) thud
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) neigh (c) snip
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tick-tock (c) kind
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
18. 18.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) thunder (c) a clock
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) snip (c) slowly
20. 20.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a doorbell (b) a bee (c) a duck
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) honk
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) click (c) slurp
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) moo (c) quack
27. 27.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a frog (b) a crisp papad (c) a camera
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) neigh
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) vroom (b) oink (c) drip
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) chirp
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a pair of scissors (c) a heavy bag falling
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) buzz (c) window
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) chirp
35. 35.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sheep (c) a heavy bag falling
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) mango (c) table
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) sizzle (c) green
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) crunch (b) sizzle (c) woof
40. 40.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) thunder (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling

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