Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 509 · 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 children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) roar (c) hiss
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) clang
3. 3.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a balloon (c) a clock
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) click (b) ding-dong (c) woof
5. 5.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a duck (b) a visitor at the door (c) a campfire
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) clang (b) crunch (c) quack
7. 7.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a clock (b) a pig (c) a sneeze
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) roar (c) chirp
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) beep
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quickly (c) hiss
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quack (c) yellow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) crackle (c) quickly
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) happy (c) kind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) knock (b) buzz (c) crunch
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pop (b) beep (c) quack
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) hiss (c) pop
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) meow (c) yellow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) croak (c) window
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) roar (b) neigh (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a lion (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) mango (c) green
26. 26.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a sheep (c) a dog
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
28. 28.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) thunder (c) a camera
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) pencil (c) slowly
30. 30.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a camera (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cow
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) tick-tock
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) buzz (b) baa (c) chirp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) roar
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) quickly (c) table
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) whoosh
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) whoosh (c) snip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) quack

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