Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 897 · 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 “beep”? (a) a pig (b) a microwave (c) a snake
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a dog (c) a microwave
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) oink (c) tall
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
5. 5.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a snake (b) a camera (c) a sheep
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) click
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) thud (c) buzz
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) buzz (c) splash
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
10. 10.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a cat (b) a sneeze (c) a balloon
11. 11.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a duck (c) a microwave
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a sparrow (c) a duck
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) meow (c) pencil
14. 14.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a rooster (b) a clock (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) buzz (c) pencil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) yellow (c) window
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) honk (c) gentle
20. 20.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a dog (b) a car horn (c) a bee
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) croak (b) click (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) mango (c) slowly
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) chirp
26. 26.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) raindrops (b) a dog (c) a cow
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) crunch
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) beep
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) garden (c) happy
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) teacher (c) pencil
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) whoosh (c) teacher
32. 32.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) an owl (b) a cat (c) a frog
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) buzz
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) buzz
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) roar (c) kind
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) kind (c) river
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a frog (b) a lion (c) a heavy bag falling
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) hoot (b) chirp (c) achoo

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