Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 923 · 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 “slurp”? (a) a snake (b) a noisy drinker (c) a microwave
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) clang (b) moo (c) drip
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) moo (c) window
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) hoot (b) boom (c) oink
6. 6.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a snake
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) tick-tock
9. 9.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a campfire (c) a noisy drinker
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) achoo
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) baa (b) neigh (c) knock
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) ding-dong (c) table
17. 17.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) raindrops
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) baa (c) beep
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) oink
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crunch (c) happy
21. 21.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) a pig
22. 22.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a lion (c) a duck
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) tall (c) table
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) click
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) croak (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) click (b) pitter-patter (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a campfire (b) the wind (c) a sheep
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a microwave (c) a cow
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slurp (c) slowly
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sparrow (c) a sneeze
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) whoosh
34. 34.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a snake (b) a balloon (c) a bee
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) splash (c) vroom
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chirp (c) tall
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) boom (c) window
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) chair (c) teacher

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