Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 503 · 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 snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) croak (b) roar (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) boom
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
6. 6.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a motorbike (b) thunder (c) a bee
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) quickly (c) pencil
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) tick-tock
10. 10.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) a steel plate falling
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) oink
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) slurp
14. 14.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) a pig (c) a car horn
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
16. 16.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a visitor at the door (c) a snake
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) crunch (c) clang
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a doorbell (c) a frog
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) clang (b) achoo (c) croak
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) moo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) moo (c) thud
25. 25.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) yellow (c) happy
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) croak (b) baa (c) achoo
28. 28.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a frog (b) a noisy drinker (c) an owl
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) yellow (c) table
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) sizzle (c) yellow
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) moo
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) drip (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) moo (b) snip (c) hiss
35. 35.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a leaking tap (c) a crisp papad
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thud (b) pitter-patter (c) snip
37. 37.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a balloon (c) a cow
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pop (c) garden
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) slurp
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) window (c) happy

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