Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 669 · 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 lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chair (c) thud
3. 3.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) raindrops (b) an owl (c) a pig
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) knock (c) pencil
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) meow (c) honk
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) baa (c) buzz
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) window (c) garden
9. 9.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a snake (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) moo (c) drip
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hiss (c) garden
12. 12.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a cow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) pop
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) slurp (c) tick-tock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) tick-tock
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) clang
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) pencil (c) river
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) oink
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) thud (c) whoosh
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) neigh (b) meow (c) beep
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) meow
24. 24.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a pig (c) a dog
25. 25.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cow (c) the wind
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) table (c) happy
27. 27.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a crisp papad
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) sizzle (c) chirp
29. 29.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a cow (b) the wind (c) a camera
30. 30.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) an owl (c) a horse
31. 31.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a cow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sneeze
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) green (c) teacher
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) sizzle (c) slowly
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a camera (b) a pair of scissors (c) a motorbike
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
39. 39.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) the wind (b) a camera (c) a motorbike
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) gentle (c) woof

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