Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 853 · 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 horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) river (c) happy
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) quickly (c) mango
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) buzz (b) crackle (c) oink
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
7. 7.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a car horn
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) tick-tock
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) croak (b) ding-dong (c) achoo
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) pencil
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) ding-dong (c) meow
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) kind
16. 16.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) snip (b) roar (c) woof
18. 18.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a cow
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) drip (c) mango
22. 22.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a doorbell (c) a sneeze
23. 23.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) buzz
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a clock (c) a dog
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) chair (c) window
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) whoosh
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) chirp (b) crackle (c) hiss
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) slowly (c) yellow
33. 33.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sparrow (b) a snake (c) a cat
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crunch (c) mango
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
36. 36.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a motorbike (c) a leaking tap
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a horse (c) a balloon
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) crunch (c) oink
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) happy (c) mango

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