Grade 4 English Resources Printable Worksheets Topic: Figurative ... - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and find the words that sound like what they mean — those are onomatopoeia words.

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Part 1: Mark the onomatopoeia words in these sentences

1. *The symbols clashed as they were banged together by the player.*
→ “clashed” and “banged” both sound like loud metal hitting sounds. ✔

2. *The dynamite went BOOM! As soon as the plunger was pushed.*
→ “BOOM!” is a classic explosion sound. ✔

3. *The ice cream fell with a splat against the sidewalk.*
→ “splat” sounds like something soft hitting hard. ✔

4. *When you drop the tabs into water they fizz.*
→ “fizz” sounds like bubbles popping. ✔

5. *She made a weird face right before going ACHOOOOO!*
→ “ACHOOOOO!” is the sound of sneezing. ✔

6. *Rufffff, Ruffff went the dog as we walked by his house.*
→ “Rufffff, Ruffff” mimics a dog barking. ✔

7. *My shoes squished as I walked across the wet grass.*
→ “squished” sounds like stepping in mud or wet stuff. ✔

8. *Click, clack, click, clack went the train as it rumbled down the track.*
→ “Click, clack” sounds like wheels on tracks. “Rumbled” also sounds like low rolling noise. ✔ (Both count!)

9. *The chips made a loud crunch with each bite.*
→ “crunch” sounds like biting something crispy. ✔

10. *The bee buzzed by my ear and startled me.*
→ “buzzed” sounds like a flying insect. ✔

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Part 2: Fill in the blanks with sound words

We need to think of words that imitate real-life sounds for each situation.

1. *The boiling water ________ up and popped.*
→ Boiling water makes a bubbling sound → bubbled

2. *The witch let out a loud ________ to scare the children.*
→ Witches often cackle → cackle

3. *________ went the horse hooves on the hard surface.*
→ Hooves make a clip-clop sound → Clip-clop

4. *The rooster woke us up with a ________.*
→ Roosters say “cock-a-doodle-doo” → crow

5. *The old boards ________ under our weight.*
→ Old wood groans or creaks → creaked

6. *The snake began to ________ when we got close to her nest.*
→ Snakes hiss → hiss

7. *That wolf is ________ at the moon.*
→ Wolves howl → howling

8. *My cat greeted me with a loud ________.*
→ Cats purr or meow — but “loud” suggests meow → meow

9. *My bones seem to ________ every time I stand.*
→ Bones cracking or popping → crack

10. *Someone is ________ on the door.*
→ Knocking → knocking

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Final Answer:

Part 1 – Onomatopoeia Words:
1. clashed, banged
2. BOOM!
3. splat
4. fizz
5. ACHOOOOO!
6. Rufffff, Ruffff
7. squished
8. Click, clack, rumbled
9. crunch
10. buzzed

Part 2 – Fill-in-the-blank Sound Words:
1. bubbled
2. cackle
3. Clip-clop
4. crow
5. creaked
6. hiss
7. howling
8. meow
9. crack
10. knocking