Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 952 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
2. 2.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a doorbell (b) a microwave (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) woof (b) beep (c) croak
4. 4.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a sneeze
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) crunch
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) vroom (b) chirp (c) quack
7. 7.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a frog (b) a car horn (c) a campfire
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) chirp (b) splash (c) woof
9. 9.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a leaking tap (c) a horse
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) yellow (c) pencil
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) beep (c) river
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) yellow (c) table
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a rooster (c) raindrops
15. 15.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) gentle (c) yellow
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
20. 20.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) pencil (c) gentle
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) tall (c) happy
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) kind (c) tall
25. 25.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sneeze (c) a steel plate falling
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chirp (c) tall
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) sizzle (c) chair
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) clang (b) crunch (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) boom
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) achoo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) roar
34. 34.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) a steel plate falling
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) crunch (c) thud
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) tall (c) window
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) clang
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) mango (c) green
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) yellow

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