Alliteration and Onomatopoeia

which sentence has the most alliteration?

• Becky's beagle barked and begged for food.

• Becky's dog wanted food.

• Becky's beagle wanted food.

what is alliteration?

• when a word resembles the sound it is describing.

• A comparison without the use of like or as.

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of nearby words.

What is Onomatopoeia?

• When a word resembles the sound it is making.

• A comparison using like or as.

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of nearby words.

What word is the Onomatopoeia in this sentence?

The girl screamed: “Eek!” as she thought she saw a monster in her closet.

• monster

• eek

• girl screamed

which sentence has the most alliteration?

• Larry's lizard enjoys the sun.

• Larry's lizard likes the sun.

• Larry's lizard likes lounging in the sun.

What word is the Onomatopoeia in this sentence? There was a loud vroom as he revved the engine.

• revved

• vroom

• loud

What sound is repeated in this sentence?

Quincy's quilters quit quilting quickly.

• Qui

• Q

• Y

What word is the Onomatopoeia in this sentence?

Boing went the bouncy ball!

• bouncy

• ball

• boing

What sound is repeated in this sentence?

Drew threw the few new screws.

• Th

• ew

• Dr

The repetition of sounds in the beginning of words is called...

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Simile