To solve this worksheet, we need to fill in the blanks using words from the box so that each sentence creates
alliteration. Alliteration means repeating the same first consonant sound in words that are close together.
Let’s go step by step:
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Word Box:
- whistling
- shiny
- sounds
- bounced
- helped
- put
- mind
- bumped
- noisy
- purple
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Sentence 1: Peter Parker ___ his painting on the wall.
→ “Peter Parker” starts with P. We need a word starting with P that makes sense.
→ “put” fits: *Peter Parker put his painting...* → Alliteration: P-P-P
✔ Answer:
put
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Sentence 2: The boy ___ the ball in the backyard.
→ “boy” and “ball” start with B. Need a verb starting with B.
→ “bounced” works: *The boy bounced the ball...* → B-B-B
✔ Answer:
bounced
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Sentence 3: Helen happily ___ her housemaid with the housework.
→ “Helen happily” — H sound. Need a verb starting with H.
→ “helped” fits: *Helen happily helped...* → H-H-H
✔ Answer:
helped
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Sentence 4: Most men don’t ___ making their man cave tidy.
→ “Most men... man cave” — M sound. Need a verb starting with M.
→ “mind” fits: *don’t mind making...* → M-M-M
✔ Answer:
mind
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Sentence 5: The wind was ___ through the holes in the walls.
→ “wind was” — W sound. Need a word starting with W.
→ “whistling” fits: *wind was whistling...* → W-W
✔ Answer:
whistling
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Sentence 6: The sheriff put his ___ star shaped badge.
→ “sheriff... star shaped” — S sound? Wait — “star shaped” starts with S, but “sheriff” is SH. Let’s look at the blank: it describes the badge. What word from the box starts with S and describes a badge?
→ “shiny” fits: *shiny star shaped badge* → S-S (sheriff / shiny / star) — close enough for alliteration in kids’ worksheets.
Actually, “sheriff” is SH, “shiny” is SH — perfect match!
✔ Answer:
shiny
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Sentence 7: I sometimes hear ___ of someone saying something.
→ “hear” and “someone saying something” — H and S? But we need alliteration. Look at the phrase: “hear ___ of someone...”
→ “sounds” fits: *hear sounds of someone...* → S-S (sounds / someone / saying) — yes!
Also, “sometimes” starts with S too → S-S-S-S
✔ Answer:
sounds
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Sentence 8: A big brown bear ___ into our boxes.
→ “big brown bear... boxes” — B sound. Need a verb starting with B.
→ “bumped” fits: *bear bumped into...* → B-B-B-B
✔ Answer:
bumped
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Sentence 9: My neighbour is normally ___ but not now.
→ “neighbour is normally” — N sound. Need an adjective starting with N.
→ “noisy” fits: *normally noisy* → N-N
✔ Answer:
noisy
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Sentence 10: The parrot landed on pirate’s ___ parcel.
→ “parrot... pirate’s... parcel” — P sound. Need an adjective starting with P.
→ “purple” fits: *pirate’s purple parcel* → P-P-P
✔ Answer:
purple
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All words used:
- put
✔
- bounced
✔
- helped
✔
- mind
✔
- whistling
✔
- shiny
✔
- sounds
✔
- bumped
✔
- noisy
✔
- purple
✔
Perfect — all 10 words used once.
Final Answer:
1. put
2. bounced
3. helped
4. mind
5. whistling
6. shiny
7. sounds
8. bumped
9. noisy
10. purple
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of alliteration worksheet 5th grade.