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ALLITERATION

Session 7

Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row.

For example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. The first letter, p, is a consonant. It is repeated many times. (If you use a syllable rather than a consonant, it is called an assonance.)

Underline the alliteration in these sentences.

1. Puny pumas pit their skills against zebras.

2. Pretty Polly picked pears for preserves.

3. Handsome Harry hired hundreds of hippos for his party

Finish the following sentences with alliterative words.

4. Doodling daughters __________________________________________.

5. Prickly pears _______________________________________________.

6. Studious students ____________________________________________.

7. Sunny skies ________________________________________________.