Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 293 · 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 steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) slurp (c) meow
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chirp (c) kind
3. 3.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a car horn (b) a jump into a pool (c) a duck
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) drip (b) pitter-patter (c) crackle
5. 5.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) a bee
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
7. 7.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sheep (b) a noisy drinker (c) a balloon
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
9. 9.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a sparrow (c) a campfire
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) ding-dong (c) mango
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) roar
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) hoot
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) croak
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) honk
18. 18.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a horse (c) a rooster
19. 19.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a camera
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pitter-patter (c) quickly
21. 21.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
22. 22.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sheep (b) a cat (c) a clock
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) quack (b) croak (c) boom
24. 24.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a dog (b) a sparrow (c) a pair of scissors
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) croak
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) roar
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) sizzle (c) mango
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
30. 30.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a dog (c) a motorbike
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) kind
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
34. 34.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a horse (b) a duck (c) a heavy bag falling
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) slurp
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) boom (b) crunch (c) click
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) meow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) click (c) pitter-patter

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