Figurative Language (alliteration and onomatopoeia)

A group of words that have the same initial sound in a sentence is an _________________. Type your answer.

Which sentence is an example of alliteration?

• She eats cereal by the sea shore on Sundays.

• They are as beautiful as garden of roses.

• He is a shining star.

• The giant monkey giggled loudly.

Which THREE words create the alliteration? Kim carefully cut the knot.

• Kim

• carefully

• cut

• knot

Which word DOES NOT create an alliteration in the sentence? Clean the chaos in your closet.

• closet

• chaos

• in

• clean

The BEST way to use the words pink, poppies, Paula planted and pretty to form an alliteration is

• Paula planted pretty pink poppies.

• Pretty pink poppies planted Paula.

• Pink pretty poppies Paula planted.

• Paula planted poppies pretty pink.

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The process of creating a word that names or suggests the sound that it describes is an onomatopoeia.

• true

• false

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Which sentence is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The bird's chirp filled the empty night air.

• The dogs sounded as loud as the bang of a drum.

• Your mouth is running motor that will not stop any time soon.

• The rat ran around the rolling rock.

Which word in the sentence is an onomatopoeia? Both bees and buzzers buzz. Type your answer.

In the sentence 'Karla's cash register opened with a calming ca-ching', which word is the onomatopoeia?

• cash

• calming

• ca-ching

• Karla's

Which phrase in the sentence is not an onomatopoeia? Bees buzz, cows moo, cats meow and goats eat all day.

• bees buzz

• cows moo

• cats meow

• goats eat all day