Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 485 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) whoosh (c) gentle
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) buzz
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) hoot
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) tick-tock (c) oink
5. 5.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a cat (c) a horse
6. 6.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) a pig
7. 7.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cat
8. 8.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a bee (c) a rooster
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) splash
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) hiss
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) sizzle (c) mango
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) roar (b) thud (c) meow
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thud (b) snip (c) honk
16. 16.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pair of scissors (c) thunder
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) gentle (c) yellow
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) garden (c) chair
22. 22.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a camera (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) yellow (c) river
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crunch (c) table
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a microwave (b) a cow (c) a campfire
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) chair (c) table
27. 27.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a frog (b) a microwave (c) a steel plate falling
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) tick-tock (b) neigh (c) buzz
29. 29.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cat (c) a clock
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) knock (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
33. 33.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a cat (b) a camera (c) pakoras in hot oil
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) knock (c) whoosh
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
37. 37.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a motorbike (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a visitor at the door
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tick-tock (c) happy
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) roar (c) click

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