Alliteration
Alliteration consists of the repetition of a sound or of a letter at the beginning of two or more words.
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Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence.
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It is the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words or syllables.
The best way to spot alliteration in a sentence is to sound out the sentence, looking for the words with identical beginning consonant sounds. Alliterative words don’t have to start with the same letter, just the same initial sound.
Alliteration is used in
(a) Names of Brands
(b) Names of people
(c) Phrases and Quotes
Examples
| Silly Susie sings song while she strolls to the stalls. |
| Betty bakes brownies for her best friend Billy. |
| Naked numbats nibble nuts. |
| Poppy Platypuses pick prickly pineapples. |
| Wonderful wombats wind up windmills. |
| I have heard how hedgehogs hog the hedge. |
| The chilling cold chopped him apart. |
| Peter piper picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. |
| Fred’s friends fried fritters for Friday’s food. |
| Betty bought bigger buttons for baby Billy. |
| Purple possums pick purple plums. |
| Fair is foul and foul is fair : Hover through the fog and filthy air. |
| The terrible tiger tore the towel. |
| She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for walter to waken. |
| The trees swayed shyly in the summer breeze. |
| Carmen carefully caught Carl. |
| Busy buzzing, the bee behaved beautifully. |
| Crazy cats kept coming constantly. |
| Timmy the tattle-tale tried to tell tall tales to the teacher. |
| Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer rose rapidly to the roof. |
| The Queen quietly and quickly made a quip about quilts. |
| Mike’s mother makes a mouthwatering mince pie. |
| The gentle giant jumped with joy. |
| My foolish friend forgot to take the first photo in France. |
| Carrie’s cat cawed her cough creating chaos. |
| Ralph’s reindeer rose rapidly and ran round the room. |
| Big brown bears bough bigger books. |
| All ages admire alphabet adventures. |
| Dany’s dog is drinking dirty water. |
| Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in the sand. |
| The big bad bear bored the baby bunnies by the bushes. |
| Yarvis yanked his ankle at yoga, and Yolanda yelled out in surprise. |
| The child bounced the ball at the backyard barbeque. |
| Please put your pen and paper away. |
| The lazy lion looked like a lump. |
| Go gather green leaves in the garden. |
| Fred had friendly fun with the family. |
| Amber’s aunt ate the apples. |
| Grandma Gretel gave me great goodies. |
| Sally sells seashells by the seashore. |
| Fiery fury fills my day, My head feels as soft as clay. |
| All Adam ate in August was apples and almonds. |
| All authors allow authority after midnight. |
| Sally sells seashells by the seashore. |
| Fiery fury fills my day, My head feels as soft as clay. |
| We walked while wondering where Wally was. |
| Wobbly will wears wellies. |
| Greedy goats gobbled up gooseberries, getting good at grabbing the goodies. |
| Fredy the frog and Funky the fly were friends. |
| Matthew met Michael at the Moor. |
| I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw. |
| A big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back. |
| A good cook could cook as many cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies. |
| I had to hurry home. |
| Silly Sally swiftly shoveled snow. |
| My uneducated uncle never understood how to use umbrellas. |
| Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy. |
| I have heard how hedgehogs hog the hedge. |
| All Adam ate in August was apples and almonds. |
| All authors allow authority after midnight. |
| We walked while wondering where Wally was. |
| My uneducated uncle never understood how to use umbrellas. |
| Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy. |
| I have heard how hedgehogs hog the hedge. |
Alliteration in Phrases
Hungry hippo
Busy bees
Cozy cabin
Lazy lizard
Gentle giant
Trick or treat
Out of order
Dry Desert
Silly Snake
Violet violin
Big building
kind kangroo
Long ladder
New needles
Mad mice
Awesome apple
Curious cat
High heels
Aching ankle
Daily driving
Chubby cheeks
Enormous eyes
Left leg
Perfect plans
Tall tree
Pretty princess
Smart student
Big bug
Frozen food
Fiercely fighting
Old owl
Fat fish
Alliteration in Brand names
(1) Dunkin’ Donuts
(2) Best Buy
(3) American Airlines
(4) American Apparel
(5) Coca-Cola
(6) PayPal
(7) Bed, Bath & Beyond
(8) Krispy Kreme
(9) Chuckee Cheese’s
(10) Tic tac
(11) Kit Kat
(12) Range Rover
(13) Black berry
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