Alliteration Quiz

Create a sentence with alliteration using the letter 'S'.

• Steve saw seven snakes slithering silently.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• Susan's sister sews socks slowly.

• Samantha sings songs on Sundays.

Create a sentence with alliteration using the letter 'B'.

• Clever cats climbed the colorful curtains

• Daring dogs danced in the dark

• Terrific turtles trotted through the tall trees

• Beautiful butterflies buzzed by the blooming bushes

Create a sentence with alliteration using the letter 'M'.

• Many monkeys make magical music.

• Mighty monkeys make marvelous music.

• Majestic mountains move mightily.

• Mice munch on marvelous mangoes.

Create a sentence with alliteration using the letter 'F'.

• Freddy the farmer fed four friendly ferrets.

• Fiona the fox found five fresh fish for her family.

• Frankie the flamingo found fifty flowers.

• Felix the frog flew far for food.

Identify an example of alliteration in the sentence: 'Sally sells seashells by the seashore.'

• Sally smells seashells

• Sally sings seashells

• Sally sells seashells

• Sally sees seashells

Identify an example of alliteration in the sentence: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

• Paul Pumpernickel

• Peter Piper

• Sally Sandwich

• Mary Muffin

Identify an example of alliteration in the sentence: 'Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said this butter's bitter.'

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• Betty Botter bought some butter.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

What is the difference between alliteration and rhyming words?

• Alliteration is the repetition of initial vowel sounds, while rhyming words have similar ending consonant sounds.

• Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words, while rhyming words have similar ending sounds.

• Alliteration is the repetition of ending consonant sounds, while rhyming words have similar middle sounds.

• Alliteration is the repetition of vowel sounds, while rhyming words have similar beginning sounds.

Is the following sentence an example of alliteration or rhyming words: 'The big brown bear bakes bread.'

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Rhyming words

Is the following sentence an example of alliteration or rhyming words: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile