

Alliteration and Onomatopoeia
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English
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8th Grade
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Jacqueline Lino
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3 Slides • 18 Questions
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when the beginning sound of a word is repeated two or more times in a phrase or sentence
EX: The pink pig played in the pig pen.
Alliteration
3
Multiple Choice
What letter is used for alliteration in the following sentence?
The busy bees buzzed beautifully.
a
e
t
4
Multiple Select
Which answers are alliteration.
Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
The fat cat sat on the mat.
Candice kept catching crabs in the cove.
Matthew met Michael at the movies.
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Multiple Choice
True or False:
Alliterations only need to have the same sound not the same letter.
True
False
6
Multiple Select
Which characters have alliterations in their names?
Green Goblin
Minnie Mouse
Spongebob Squarepants
Peter Parker
Berry B. Benson
7
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an alliteration?
Tony ran like a cheetah.
The muffin called my name.
"Bang," the race started!
The dog dug a deep hole.
8
Multiple Choice
9
Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
2. Which consonant sound is an example of alliteration in the sentence, 'Wendy went to Walmart to win washable face masks?
a) 'A'
b) 'W'
c) 'T'
d) 'M'
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Multiple Choice
Is this alliteration?
The kangaroo kicked the kid.
yes
no
12
Multiple Choice
Which one is alliteration?
She bought a pot.
She sells seashells by the sea shore.
The crowd went wild!
The cold is like ice.
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a word that sounds like its meaning
EX: The truck hummed to life.
EX: The bees buzzed around the hive.
Onomatopoeia
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Match
Which sound matches with each image?
BEEP! BEEP!
ROAR!
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Drip!
Ring! Ring!
BEEP! BEEP!
ROAR!
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Drip!
Ring! Ring!
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Multiple Choice
Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.
Walking along the edge of the pond, Amy saw a pair of ducks take flight, as they passed her in mid-air.
rustling
clanging
quacking
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Multiple Choice
Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.
I am really bothered by the constant of the fly.
flicking
chortling
buzzing
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Multiple Choice
Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.
Walking into the old, abandoned house was scary. Every board we stepped on and sounded like a ghost was right on top of us!
groaned
fizzed
plinked
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Multiple Choice
Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over is grumbling stomach.
What word is the onomatopoeia?
grumbling
stomach
hearing
teacher
19
Multiple Choice
Wow, Hallie's race car zoomed past the finish line!
Which word is the onomatopoeia?
zoomed
wow
race
car
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Multiple Choice
Jen was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.
Which word is an onomatopoeia?
clanging
baby
dishes
pots
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Poll
I can identify alliteration and onomatopoeia.
Yes!
Not really; I need more practice and help.
No, I am confused.
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