Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 253 · 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) beep (b) tall (c) teacher
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) drip (c) green
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) thud
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) buzz
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) quickly (c) teacher
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) garden (c) quack
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) honk (c) whoosh
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) pencil (c) green
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) gentle (c) garden
12. 12.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) vroom
14. 14.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a camera (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slurp (c) mango
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) achoo (b) drip (c) crackle
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) clang (c) moo
19. 19.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a clock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) clang
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) hiss (c) slurp
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) boom
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) pencil (c) window
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) pop (c) moo
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) an owl
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) whoosh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) tall
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) roar (c) tall
32. 32.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a clock (b) a microwave (c) thunder
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) pop
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) clang
35. 35.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) pakoras in hot oil
36. 36.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) croak (b) quack (c) moo
38. 38.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a pig (b) a duck (c) thunder
39. 39.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a camera (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) honk

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