Alliteration Challenge

What does alliteration mean?

• Using the same starting sound for words close together

• A way to paint or draw

• A kind of poem that rhymes in a special way

• A mark used in writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Find the words that sound similar in this sentence: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Paula picked

• Peter Piper picked

• Piper picked

• Peck of pickled

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why do writers use alliteration?

• To make readers confused

• To make their writing sound musical or catchy, highlight special words, or make phrases easy to remember.

• To make their writing more complicated

• To make their writing dull

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence uses the same beginning sound for some words? a) The cat sat on the mat. b) The dog chased the ball. c) The bird flew high in the sky.

• b) The dog chased the ball.

• c) The bird flew high in the sky.

• d) The elephant stomped through the jungle.

• a) The cat sat on the mat.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Make a sentence with words that start with the same sound.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• Larry the lion likes licking lollipops.

• Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why do poets like to use alliteration in their poems?

• To make the poem sound nice with similar sounds, highlight special words or parts, and make the poem feel connected and whole.

• To take away from the poem's meaning and make it feel scattered.

• To make the poem hard for readers to understand.

• To make the poem sound dull and repetitive.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Find the words that sound similar in this sentence: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• Sally sees seashells

• Sally sings seashells

• Sally sells seashells

• Sally smells seashells

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How does alliteration make a story or poem sound better?

• By adding random words into the story or poem

• By taking away all the hard sounds from the story or poem

• By making a nice sound when the same starting sounds of words are used close together.

• By using the same sound of vowels over and over in the story or poem

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence uses words that start with the same sound? a) The sun shines bright. b) The moon is big tonight. c) The stars twinkle in the sky.

• d) The river moves slow.

• c) The stars twinkle in the sky.

• b) The wind blows hard.

• a) The sun goes down slow.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How can alliteration make a phrase or slogan easy to remember?

• By picking random words for the phrase or slogan.

• By starting different words with different sounds or letters.

• By repeating the same sound or letter at the end of many words.

• By repeating the same sound or letter at the start of many words in the phrase or slogan.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4