Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 14 · 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 thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crunch (b) boom (c) drip
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) green (c) splash
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) table (c) garden
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chirp (c) kind
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) knock (c) tall
7. 7.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a clock (c) a bee
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) meow (b) clang (c) crunch
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) neigh (c) quickly
10. 10.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a microwave (c) a lion
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pencil (c) click
12. 12.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a frog (c) a camera
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) roar (c) hoot
14. 14.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a bee (b) a cow (c) the wind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) beep (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) splash
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) drip
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) window (c) table
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) baa
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
22. 22.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) tick-tock
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) thud (c) chirp
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
26. 26.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
27. 27.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a clock (b) raindrops (c) a horse
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) quickly (c) river
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) happy (c) chair
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) table (c) teacher
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) hoot (c) whoosh
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) oink (c) gentle
36. 36.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a rooster (c) a sheep
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a campfire (b) a balloon (c) a visitor at the door
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
39. 39.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a camera (b) a leaking tap (c) a motorbike
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a snake (c) raindrops

Free creative writing lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/creative-writing-for-kids