Let's solve this
alliteration worksheet step by step.
🔤 What is Alliteration?
Alliteration is when the
same beginning sound (usually a consonant) is repeated in nearby words. We're looking for the
letter sound that starts multiple words in each sentence.
We need to identify the
repeated initial sound, not necessarily the letter, but the *sound* it makes.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1.
Wilma whimpered at the winter weather.
- Words starting with the
"w" sound: Wilma, whimpered, winter, weather
✔ Repeated sound:
w
2.
Making muffins, Mark made a mess.
- Words starting with the
"m" sound: making, muffins, Mark, made, mess
✔ Repeated sound:
m
3.
Greg’s goat got into the grain.
- Words starting with the
"g" sound: Greg’s, goat, got, grain
✔ Repeated sound:
g
4.
Becky bet Ben would beat Buster.
- Words starting with the
"b" sound: Becky, bet, Ben, beat, Buster
✔ Repeated sound:
b
5.
Deirdre’s Dolls are just darling.
- Words starting with the
"d" sound: Deirdre’s, Dolls, darling
✔ Repeated sound:
d
6.
Too many treats are terrible for your teeth.
- Words starting with the
"t" sound: too, treats, terrible, teeth
✔ Repeated sound:
t
7.
Sam always saves his money.
- Words starting with the
"s" sound: Sam, saves, saves, money? Wait — "always" starts with "a", "his" with "h", "money" with "m".
But look:
Sam, saves, saves → all start with
"s"
✔ Repeated sound:
s
8.
Hank’s heavy horse heaved forward.
- Words starting with the
"h" sound: Hank’s, heavy, horse, heaved
✔ Repeated sound:
h
9.
Frank fled into the forest.
- Words starting with the
"f" sound: Frank, fled, forest
✔ Repeated sound:
f
10.
It really rained in Rochester last night.
- Words starting with the
"r" sound: really, rained, Rochester
✔ Repeated sound:
r
11.
Nate nodded.
- Words starting with the
"n" sound: Nate, nodded
✔ Repeated sound:
n
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
w
2.
m
3.
g
4.
b
5.
d
6.
t
7.
s
8.
h
9.
f
10.
r
11.
n
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📝 Explanation:
Each sentence uses
alliteration—the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in several words. We identified the common
initial sound in each sentence and wrote the corresponding letter.
For example, in “Wilma whimpered at the winter weather,” all the key words start with the
/w/ sound, so we write
w.
This helps students recognize patterns in language and improve phonemic awareness.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of alliteration worksheet for 5th grade.
