Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 841 · 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) meow (b) garden (c) yellow
2. 2.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a dog (c) a sheep
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) crackle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) snip (c) gentle
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) roar (b) achoo (c) meow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) boom
7. 7.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a frog
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) pitter-patter
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) quickly (c) river
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) quickly (c) gentle
14. 14.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a frog (b) raindrops (c) a camera
15. 15.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cat (c) a dog
16. 16.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) thunder (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) drip (c) tall
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) crunch (c) oink
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) croak (c) tall
20. 20.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a dog (b) a pig (c) a noisy drinker
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
22. 22.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cat
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) quack
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) clang (c) yellow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) kind (c) garden
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) whoosh (b) pitter-patter (c) chirp
28. 28.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) a doorbell
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) croak (c) sizzle
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) happy (c) garden
31. 31.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) raindrops
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) neigh (c) slowly
33. 33.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a motorbike (c) a horse
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) vroom (c) quickly
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) boom
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) meow (c) roar
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) woof
38. 38.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a campfire
39. 39.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a duck (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) the wind
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) splash (c) slowly

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