Alliteration Quiz

Which of the following sentences contains an example of alliteration?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

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Identify the alliterative phrase in the following sentence: "Sally swiftly sailed the seven seas."

• Sally swiftly

• sailed the

• seven seas

• swiftly sailed

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Which of the following lines from literature is an example of alliteration?

• "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

• "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes."

• "To be, or not to be, that is the question."

• "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."

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Which of the following phrases is an example of alliteration?

• A piece of cake

• Busy as a bee

• Jump for joy

• Whispering winds

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In the sentence "The big brown bear boldly bounded by the brook," which words create the alliteration?

• big, brown, bear, boldly, bounded, brook

• big, bear, bounded

• brown, bear, brook

• boldly, bounded, brook

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Which of the following sentences does NOT contain alliteration?

• The wild wind whistled through the willows.

• The lazy lion lounged in the sun.

• The quick cat caught the mouse.

• The slippery snake slithered silently.

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Identify the alliterative phrase in the following sentence: "Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter."

• Betty bought

• butter but

• butter was

• bitter butter

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Which of the following is an example of alliteration in literature?

• "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary."

• "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

• "Call me Ishmael."

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Which of the following phrases is an example of alliteration?

• A dime a dozen

• Best of both worlds

• Down in the dumps

• Happy as a clam

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In the sentence "Fred's friends fried Fritos for Friday's food," which words create the alliteration?

• Fred's, friends, fried, Fritos, Friday's, food

• friends, fried, Fritos

• Fred's, friends, food

• fried, Fritos, Friday's

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