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What is Alliteration?

Name:

Alliteration adds pleasure and interest to a word or phrase, for example:

Well wielded words work wonders,Warming weakened wills with wisdomWhile withstanding wrongsWhich would wound

Finish the sentences following the alliteration patterns:

1. Daring daredevils ____________________________________________________

2. Winter waited _______________________________________________________

3. Sally saw ____________________________________________________________

4. The lazy lion ______________________ ______ ______________________________________________

5. Flames flickered _____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

6. Ships sailed _________________________________ ___ ____________________________________

7. Harry helped _______________________

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8. Seahorses swam _____________________________________________________

9. Girls giggled _________________________________________________________

10. Jessie jumped _______________________________________________________