Let’s go through each sentence one by one to find the repeated letter sound (alliteration).
1.
Wilma whimpered at the winter weather.
→ “Wilma”, “whimpered”, “winter”, “weather” — all start with
“w” sound.
✔ Answer:
w
2.
Making muffins, Mark made a mess.
→ “Making”, “muffins”, “Mark”, “made”, “mess” — all start with
“m” sound.
✔ Answer:
m
3.
Greg’s goat got into the grain.
→ “Greg’s”, “goat”, “got”, “grain” — all start with
“g” sound.
✔ Answer:
g
4.
Becky bet Ben would beat Buster.
→ “Becky”, “bet”, “Ben”, “beat”, “Buster” — all start with
“b” sound.
✔ Answer:
b
5.
Deirdre’s Dolls are just darling.
→ “Deirdre’s”, “Dolls”, “darling” — all start with
“d” sound.
✔ Answer:
d
6.
Too many treats are terrible for your teeth.
→ “Too”, “treats”, “terrible”, “teeth” — all start with
“t” sound.
✔ Answer:
t
7.
Sam always saves his money.
→ “Sam”, “saves” — both start with
“s” sound. (“always” and “his money” don’t repeat it, but we only need the repeated sound.)
✔ Answer:
s
8.
Hank’s heavy horse heaved forward.
→ “Hank’s”, “heavy”, “horse”, “heaved” — all start with
“h” sound.
✔ Answer:
h
9.
Frank fled into the forest.
→ “Frank”, “fled”, “forest” — all start with
“f” sound.
✔ Answer:
f
10.
It really rained in Rochester last night.
→ “really”, “rained”, “Rochester” — all start with
“r” sound.
✔ Answer:
r
11.
Nate nodded.
→ “Nate”, “nodded” — both start with
“n” sound.
✔ Answer:
n
All answers checked and verified.
Final Answer:
1. w
2. m
3. g
4. b
5. d
6. t
7. s
8. h
9. f
10. r
11. n
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of alliteration poems worksheet.
