Alliterations

Alliterations of English

by Pink Cutie

​Definition of Alliterations

​An alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words or the appearance of two or more words closely near each other mostly after each other with the same first letter or sound.

​Examples of alliterations:

​Silly, safe salamanders save soft sisters.

​Now, all the words in the alliterated sentence above has the same first letter and sound which in this matter is "s" like a snake hisses "sss".

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​Note: Alliterations can only be made from consonants sound and letters.

​Examples of Alliterations

​Here are some examples of alliterations:

​1. Beautiful, big, benevolent birds blow balls boastfully - Alliteration letter "b"

​2. Cute, charming, calm, careful, clean cats collect Coke caps curiously - Alliteration letter "c"

​3. Dirty, digging dogs divide dirt - Alliteration letter "d"

​4. Funny foxes filter forms - Alliteration letter "f"

​5. Horrible hogs have houses.

​Classwork

​It's time to test your knowledge. Attempt the question at the slide below.

Multiple Choice

Which is a correct alliteration?

• Empty Ear

• Boastful Bees

• Angry Alligators

• Benevolent

  Cats

​Congrats!

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​I hope you learnt something.

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