Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 778 · 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 “knock”? (a) a sheep (b) a cow (c) a visitor at the door
2. 2.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sheep (b) a dog (c) a campfire
3. 3.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a pig
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) pop
7. 7.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a clock (b) a heavy bag falling (c) raindrops
8. 8.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pig
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) whoosh (c) green
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) slurp
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) crunch
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) green (c) quickly
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) vroom
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) mango (c) gentle
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) boom
19. 19.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) pakoras in hot oil
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
21. 21.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a bee (b) a crisp papad (c) a camera
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) quack
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) pop
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) tall (c) kind
25. 25.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a campfire (b) a steel plate falling (c) a car horn
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) vroom (b) quack (c) woof
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) gentle
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) snip (c) crackle
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) beep (b) crunch (c) vroom
30. 30.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a microwave
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) moo (c) mango
32. 32.What makes the sound “click”? (a) thunder (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) honk (b) moo (c) crunch
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) hoot (b) pitter-patter (c) boom
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) croak (c) garden
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) drip
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) tall (c) green
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tick-tock (c) happy
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
40. 40.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a dog (b) a bee (c) a camera

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