Q1.
I Read the highlighted word in the following sentence: 'It's quite simple. The moment the door opens, this alarm is tripped off and makes a clanging sound.' Such sound words are called onomatopoeic words. 1. Read the sound words used in the story in Column 1. Complete Column 2 by matching expressions from the box given below (whispered angrily / constant and loud construction noises / sudden loud sound of breaking / a continuous low and soothing sound). An example has been done for you.
Answer
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Where it appears in the story |
|---|---|---|
| (i) Crash | sudden loud sound of breaking (given) | 'All of a sudden there was a crash followed by a loud scream.' |
| (ii) Humming | a continuous low and soothing sound | 'a low, humming sound'; 'The time machine was still humming softly.' |
| (iii) Hissed | whispered angrily | '"Your burglar alarm," I hissed to my brother Anand.' |
| (iv) Hammering, sawing, clattering | constant and loud construction noises | 'You can't imagine the noise that was going on—hammering and sawing and clattering.' |
Why it happens: An onomatopoeic word imitates the sound it names, so you can hear the meaning inside the word itself. Say them aloud: crash ends in a hard burst, hum can be held on one breath, hiss is all sibilant /s/, and clatter keeps repeating a hard /t/. That is why Anita chooses them — the reader hears the house instead of merely being told about it.
Try This: Find five more sound words in the story — roared, clanging, racket, rattle, click, thumps, whine, howl, squeak, groggily — and write a sentence of your own with any three, for example: The rattle of the tin roof and the whine of the wind kept me awake all night.