Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 994 · 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) tall (b) table (c) hoot
2. 2.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a rooster (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) vroom (c) kind
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) chair (c) kind
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slurp (c) garden
6. 6.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a pig (b) a microwave (c) a car horn
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
8. 8.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a visitor at the door (c) raindrops
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) achoo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) garden (c) chair
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) roar (b) pop (c) knock
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) drip (c) buzz
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) oink (b) quack (c) neigh
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) pop (b) click (c) clang
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crunch (c) slowly
23. 23.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a motorbike (b) a dog (c) a pair of scissors
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) meow (c) clang
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) crunch (b) drip (c) woof
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pop (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) chirp (c) snip
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) roar (c) quickly
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) knock (b) splash (c) roar
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) slurp (b) snip (c) achoo
32. 32.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a duck (b) a camera (c) a visitor at the door
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) kind (c) green
34. 34.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a clock
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) garden (c) mango
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) gentle (c) kind
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) croak
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) kind (c) green

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