Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 601 · 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.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a car horn
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) ding-dong (c) gentle
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) moo
5. 5.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a snake (c) a cat
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hiss (c) garden
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) clang (c) boom
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) vroom
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pitter-patter (c) tick-tock
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) pitter-patter (b) beep (c) boom
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) meow (b) croak (c) crunch
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) knock (b) crackle (c) oink
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pencil
15. 15.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a microwave (b) a car horn (c) a campfire
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) oink (b) whoosh (c) honk
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) boom (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a pair of scissors (c) a lion
19. 19.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) a lion
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) knock
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) quack (b) hiss (c) hoot
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) quack (b) croak (c) knock
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) sizzle (c) tall
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) garden (c) happy
27. 27.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sheep (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
29. 29.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a rooster (b) a sneeze (c) pakoras in hot oil
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) thud (b) achoo (c) oink
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) river (c) mango
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) snip
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tall (c) slurp
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
36. 36.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a sparrow (b) the wind (c) thunder
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) green (c) chair
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) quack (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) kind (c) yellow

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