Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 157 · 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?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) baa (c) gentle
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
4. 4.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a motorbike (c) a doorbell
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) baa (b) achoo (c) beep
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) baa
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) hiss
10. 10.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a cat (c) a rooster
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) knock (c) thud
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) yellow
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) a snake
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) chirp (b) moo (c) beep
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) knock
17. 17.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a duck
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) roar
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
20. 20.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a bee
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) whoosh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) river (c) table
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) whoosh (c) kind
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) whoosh
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crackle (c) quickly
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) woof (c) tall
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) quickly (c) slowly
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) achoo (c) window
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) meow
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) river (c) buzz
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) neigh (b) drip (c) quack
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
39. 39.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) the wind (b) a cow (c) a dog
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) a pig

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