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How it gushes and struggles out.

The highlighted words tell us about the sounds the rain makes in the poem.

Some words represent the sounds of the different things.

C. Fill in the blanks with sound words from the box.

bang, buzzing, hiss, gargle, click, ticking

1. The of the clock wake me up in the morning.

2. Jane was so angry that he shut the door with a while
going out.

3. In the garden, you can hear the of insects.

4. The snake with a warning.

5. When I have a sore throat, I with salt water.

6. As soon as you hear the oil in the pan, toss the onions
into it.

Language Ladder GRAMMAR Language Skills

Kinds of Sentences

Read the following sentences.

The rain is beautiful. (Assertive Sentence)

How beautiful is the rain! (Exclamatory Sentence)

How the rain is beautiful? (Interrogative Sentence)

Always welcome the rain. (Imperative Sentence)

1. A sentence that makes a statement is called an assertive sentence. It ends

with a full stop (.).

2. A sentence that expresses strong feelings and ends with an exclamation
mark (!) is called an exclamatory sentence. An exclamatory sentence usually

begins with what or how.

3. A sentence that asks a question is called an interrogative sentence. An
interrogative sentence may begin with words such as what, when, which,

who, whom, whose, where, why or how. It ends with a question mark (?).

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