Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 441 · 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 taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) click (b) whoosh (c) neigh
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
4. 4.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a car horn (b) a steel plate falling (c) a doorbell
5. 5.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a lion (b) a campfire (c) raindrops
6. 6.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a bee (b) a cow (c) a car horn
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) buzz
8. 8.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) raindrops (b) thunder (c) a bee
9. 9.What makes the sound “click”? (a) an owl (b) a camera (c) a bee
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pop (c) pencil
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
12. 12.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) raindrops (b) a pair of scissors (c) an owl
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) baa (c) chair
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hoot (c) green
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) splash (b) chirp (c) slurp
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) gentle (c) mango
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) slurp
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) honk (c) pop
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) moo (c) garden
22. 22.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a clock (b) a sneeze (c) a microwave
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) oink (c) sizzle
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) woof
25. 25.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
26. 26.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) croak (b) knock (c) neigh
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) honk (c) clang
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) crackle
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hiss (c) window
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
35. 35.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
36. 36.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a clock
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) snip (b) boom (c) crackle
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) sizzle (b) drip (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) snip (b) neigh (c) drip
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell

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