English Quiz: Sound Devices and Nouns

Which sound device uses the repetition of an initial consonant sound in multiple words in a phrase or sentence?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Rhyme

"The slippery snake slid silently." This sentence is an example of:

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

What is the sound device that involves words that imitate the sound they represent?

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition

• Idiom

The word "buzz" is a good example of:

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

Which sound device is the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words?

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Dissonance

"The light of the fire is a sight." This sentence uses:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

When words have similar or identical sounds at the end, what sound device is being used?

• Rhythm

• Meter

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall." This is an example of:

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

• Assonance

Which sound device is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Dissonance

"Mike likes his new bike." This sentence shows an example of:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia