Is it Alliteration? worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and check if it uses alliteration — that means, do two or more words in the sentence start with the same sound?

We’ll look at the first letter (or sound) of key words in each sentence. Remember: it’s about the *sound*, not just the letter — but for this level, we can mostly focus on the first letter since they usually match.

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1. A farmer collects eggs.
→ “farmer”, “collects”, “eggs” → F, C, E → no repeat → N

2. Susan sells sandwiches at the store.
→ “Susan”, “sells”, “sandwiches”, “store” → all start with S → Y

3. Carlos creates creamy cauliflower soup.
→ “Carlos”, “creates”, “creamy”, “cauliflower” → all start with C → Y

4. Ed likes to play basketball.
→ “Ed”, “likes”, “play”, “basketball” → E, L, P, B → no repeat → N

5. Penny plays with puppies in the pen.
→ “Penny”, “plays”, “puppies”, “pen” → all start with P → Y

6. Ben blows bubbles in a big brook.
→ “Ben”, “blows”, “bubbles”, “big”, “brook” → all start with B → Y

7. Grandma grows a green garden.
→ “Grandma”, “grows”, “green”, “garden” → all start with G → Y

8. Maria practices her violin.
→ “Maria”, “practices”, “her”, “violin” → M, P, H, V → no repeat → N

9. A funny ferret is furry.
→ “funny”, “ferret”, “furry” → all start with F → Y

10. Fanny found a fish in the forest.
→ “Fanny”, “found”, “fish”, “forest” → all start with F → Y

11. Sam likes to eat cake.
→ “Sam”, “likes”, “eat”, “cake” → S, L, E, C → no repeat → N

12. Blue balloons blow away.
→ “Blue”, “balloons”, “blow” → all start with B → Y

13. I see a friend.
→ “I”, “see”, “a”, “friend” → I, S, A, F → no repeat → N

14. Katie flew a big kite in the sky.
→ “Katie”, “flew”, “kite”, “sky” → K, F, K, S → “Katie” and “kite” both start with K → that counts! → Y

Wait — let’s double-check: “Katie” and “kite” both start with K. Even though other words don’t, as long as *at least two* words start with the same sound, it’s alliteration. So yes → Y

15. Matt made a muffin out of mud.
→ “Matt”, “made”, “muffin”, “mud” → all start with M → Y

16. Sam sees a sunny slide.
→ “Sam”, “sees”, “sunny”, “slide” → all start with S → Y

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Now let’s list our answers:

1. N
2. Y
3. Y
4. N
5. Y
6. Y
7. Y
8. N
9. Y
10. Y
11. N
12. Y
13. N
14. Y
15. Y
16. Y

Double-checked #14 — yes, “Katie” and “kite” = alliteration.

Final Answer:
1. N
2. Y
3. Y
4. N
5. Y
6. Y
7. Y
8. N
9. Y
10. Y
11. N
12. Y
13. N
14. Y
15. Y
16. Y