Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 870 · 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 doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) honk (c) baa
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chair (c) green
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slurp (c) pop
4. 4.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a frog (b) a pig (c) a steel plate falling
5. 5.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cat (b) a car horn (c) a frog
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) sizzle (b) hoot (c) whoosh
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?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) drip
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) whoosh (b) oink (c) buzz
10. 10.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a doorbell (c) a visitor at the door
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hiss (c) table
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) clang (b) tick-tock (c) baa
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) happy
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) croak (b) drip (c) quack
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) snip
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) ding-dong (c) woof
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) click (c) moo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) clang (c) croak
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) river (c) table
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) beep (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) mango (c) pencil
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) clang (c) green
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) chair (c) yellow
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) boom (b) meow (c) knock
32. 32.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) the wind
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
34. 34.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) raindrops (c) a balloon
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) achoo (c) window
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) meow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) buzz (c) gentle
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) roar (c) happy

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