Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 973 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) clang (c) chair
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) splash (c) sizzle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) yellow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) roar (b) moo (c) hoot
6. 6.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a duck (b) raindrops (c) a crisp papad
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a sparrow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) sizzle (c) happy
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) knock
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) clang (b) oink (c) honk
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) roar
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) meow
15. 15.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pig (c) a microwave
16. 16.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) roar (c) pencil
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) thud
22. 22.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cat (b) a car horn (c) a clock
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hiss (c) garden
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) achoo (b) sizzle (c) baa
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) vroom (c) crunch
27. 27.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a cow (c) a campfire
28. 28.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a car horn (c) a frog
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) meow (c) neigh
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) slowly
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
34. 34.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a pig (b) a camera (c) a leaking tap
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) thud (c) happy
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) window (c) kind
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) croak (b) chirp (c) moo
38. 38.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) an owl (c) a frog
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) click (c) gentle
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag

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