Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 917 · 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) boom (b) ding-dong (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) roar (c) green
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) buzz
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
9. 9.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pig
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) boom (c) sizzle
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pitter-patter (b) honk (c) croak
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crackle (b) pitter-patter (c) oink
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) boom (c) happy
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) neigh (c) kind
17. 17.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) vroom
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) beep (c) drip
21. 21.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) an owl (b) a leaking tap (c) a cow
22. 22.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a campfire (c) a clock
23. 23.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cat (b) a noisy drinker (c) a clock
24. 24.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) a dog
25. 25.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a frog
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) pop
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) boom (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) click (c) river
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) achoo (c) clang
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) quack
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) quickly (c) window
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) woof
34. 34.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a snake (c) a rooster
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) hiss
36. 36.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a heavy bag falling (c) an owl
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) oink
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) green (c) teacher
39. 39.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pig (c) raindrops
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) tick-tock

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