Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 483 · 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 little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) click (b) oink (c) baa
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) slurp (c) clang
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) roar (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) quack
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) happy (c) table
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) thud
7. 7.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cat (b) a campfire (c) a visitor at the door
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
9. 9.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) raindrops (c) a snake
10. 10.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) neigh (c) knock
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) crunch (c) pencil
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) croak
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) vroom (b) roar (c) tick-tock
18. 18.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) pakoras in hot oil
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) slowly (c) garden
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) baa
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) chirp
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) honk
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) thud
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a motorbike (c) a balloon
27. 27.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a frog
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) neigh (b) vroom (c) baa
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) quack (b) chirp (c) moo
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) crackle
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) woof
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) boom (c) kind
35. 35.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a campfire (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
37. 37.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a motorbike
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) slurp (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) knock
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) sizzle (c) quickly

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