Alliteration and Onomatopoeia

Quick lesson on Alliteration and Onomatopoeia


Make sure to write down the slides in your notebooks!

when the beginning sound of a word is repeated two or more times in a phrase or sentence

EX: The pink pig played in the pig pen.

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​Alliteration

Multiple Choice

What letter is used for alliteration in the following sentence?

The busy bees buzzed beautifully.

• a

• b
• e

• t

Multiple Select

Which answers are alliteration.

• Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• The fat cat sat on the mat.

• Candice kept catching crabs in the cove.

• Matthew met Michael at the movies.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Alliterations only need to have the same sound not the same letter.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which characters have alliterations in their names?

• Green Goblin

• Minnie Mouse

• Spongebob Squarepants

• Peter Parker

• Berry B. Benson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an alliteration?

• Tony ran like a cheetah.

• The muffin called my name.

• "Bang," the race started!

• The dog dug a deep hole.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is alliteration?

• All the animals left the zoo.
• The chirping cheetah raced across the land.
• The curious dog left his house at night.
• The hungry cat searched for a quick meal.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best example of alliteration?

• Only three girls came to the picnic.
• She wants to see that movie.
• I like popcorn, peanuts, and Pepsi when I watch movies.
• The sun was in my eyes all day and I got a headache!

Multiple Choice

2. Which consonant sound is an example of alliteration in the sentence, 'Wendy went to Walmart to win washable face masks?

• a) 'A'

• b) 'W'

• c) 'T'

• d) 'M'

Multiple Choice

Is this alliteration?

The kangaroo kicked the kid.

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Which one is alliteration?

• She bought a pot.

• She sells seashells by the sea shore.

• The crowd went wild!

• The cold is like ice.

a word that sounds like its meaning

EX: The truck hummed to life.

EX: The bees buzzed around the hive.

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​Onomatopoeia

Match

Which sound matches with each image?

BEEP! BEEP!

ROAR!

Pop! Pop! Pop!

Drip!

Ring! Ring!

• BEEP! BEEP!

• ROAR!

• Pop! Pop! Pop!

• Drip!

• Ring! Ring!

Multiple Choice

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

Walking along the edge of the pond, Amy saw a pair of ducks take flight,        as they passed her in mid-air.

• rustling

• clanging

• quacking

Multiple Choice

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

I am really bothered by the constant            of the fly.

• flicking

• chortling

• buzzing

Multiple Choice

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

Walking into the old, abandoned house was scary. Every board we stepped on       and sounded like a ghost was right on top of us!

• groaned

• fizzed

• plinked

Multiple Choice

Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over is grumbling stomach.

What word is the onomatopoeia?

• grumbling

• stomach

• hearing

• teacher

Multiple Choice

Wow, Hallie's race car zoomed past the finish line!

Which word is the onomatopoeia?

• zoomed

• wow

• race

• car

Multiple Choice

Jen was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.

Which word is an onomatopoeia?

• clanging

• baby

• dishes

• pots

Poll

I can identify alliteration and onomatopoeia.

• Yes!

• Not really; I need more practice and help.

• No, I am confused.