Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 60 · 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) slowly (b) splash (c) quickly
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) click (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
3. 3.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a crisp papad (c) the wind
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) chair (c) yellow
5. 5.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a leaking tap (c) pakoras in hot oil
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) oink
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) beep
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) quickly (c) gentle
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) click
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) buzz (c) beep
14. 14.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a duck (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a jump into a pool
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
17. 17.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
18. 18.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a leaking tap
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) chirp (c) beep
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) drip (b) sizzle (c) splash
21. 21.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a doorbell (b) a car horn (c) a frog
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) splash (b) woof (c) pop
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) chirp
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) honk (c) achoo
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) oink (c) achoo
28. 28.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a frog (c) pakoras in hot oil
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) neigh (c) splash
31. 31.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a frog (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
32. 32.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a pig (b) a visitor at the door (c) a lion
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) baa (c) tall
35. 35.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sneeze (c) thunder
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) oink
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) kind (c) table
39. 39.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a lion
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb

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