Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 417 · 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?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) meow (c) tall
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) moo
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) quack
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) vroom
6. 6.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) a leaking tap (c) an owl
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) achoo
9. 9.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) garden (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) roar (c) table
14. 14.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a frog (c) the wind
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) clang (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hoot (c) kind
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) knock (b) baa (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) oink (c) window
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) happy (c) garden
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) crackle (c) clang
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) green (c) yellow
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) sizzle (c) clang
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) thud
25. 25.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a lion (c) a dog
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) meow (b) crunch (c) boom
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) meow (b) whoosh (c) click
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
31. 31.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) a clock
32. 32.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a campfire (c) a cow
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a frog (c) a snake
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) gentle (c) garden
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) ding-dong (b) oink (c) vroom
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) drip (c) happy
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
38. 38.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a microwave (b) the wind (c) a sneeze
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) happy
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills

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