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English Quiz - Alliteration 01 (Questions)

Alliteration repeats initial sounds for effect. It adds rhythm, focus, and fun to lines in poetry, prose, and adverts.

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Fascinating Fact:

Tongue twisters rely on it, Peter Piper picked peppers challenges your mouth with repeated p sounds.

In KS3 English, you study sound patterns that shape meaning and mood. With alliteration, repeated opening sounds can highlight key ideas, create pace, or make slogans memorable for readers.

Key Terms

Alliteration: Repetition of the same starting sound in nearby words, for example wild winds whistle.
Plosive: A strong burst of sound such as p, b, t, d, often used for impact.
Sibilance: A hissing effect from repeated s or sh sounds, used to create softness or tension.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is alliteration in KS3 English?

Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in close words, for example silver sea. It adds rhythm, emphasis, and a memorable pattern to writing.

Why do writers use alliteration?

Writers use alliteration to draw attention to ideas, set tone or mood, speed up or slow down lines, and make phrases catchy in poetry and advertising.

Is alliteration only for consonants?

Usually yes, as repeated consonant sounds are clearest. Vowel repetition is called assonance, which creates a different but related sound effect.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

The ....... ....... are in the middle aisle next to the vegetables.

[ ]	boxed fish
[ ]	frozen fish
[ ]	large fish
[ ]	pre-cooked fish

2.

Are you hungry? Let's find a café for ....... ....... and .......

[ ]	cakes, coffee, cola
[ ]	cakes, coffee, tea
[ ]	egg, chips, cola
[ ]	fish, chips, coffee

3.

The art gallery displayed hundreds of ....... ....... and .......

[ ]	books pots pans
[ ]	pots pans cups
[ ]	precious pictures paintings
[ ]	prints cups pans

4.

The sound of ....... ....... created a quiet, calm atmosphere.

[ ]	intermittent shrieks
[ ]	loud shouts
[ ]	murmuring music
[ ]	frenzied chattering

5.

Many ....... and ....... ....... on the river.

[ ]	boats, barges, bobbed
[ ]	boats, barges, sailed
[ ]	boats, ducks, floated
[ ]	ducks, barges, floated

6.

A ....... ....... ....... took the friends to the party.

[ ]	broken, down, lorry
[ ]	lovely, long, limousine
[ ]	rusty, old, car
[ ]	red, old, car

7.

Mrs. Purple drove a ....... ....... .......

[ ]	red, Mercedes, quickly
[ ]	violet, van, violently
[ ]	white, bus, slowly
[ ]	gruesome, dented, van

8.

Peter piper picked a peck of ....... .......

[ ]	new, potatoes
[ ]	pickled, herring
[ ]	pickled, pepper
[ ]	rosy, apples

9.

"What a ....... ....... " is a famous song.

[ ]	Wonderful Day
[ ]	Wonderful Thing
[ ]	Wonderful Time
[ ]	Wonderful World

10.

He folded the invitations and put each one in an ....... .......

[ ]	brown, envelope
[ ]	empty, envelope
[ ]	long, envelope
[ ]	white, envelope

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What is alliteration?

English Quiz - Alliteration 01 (Answers)

1.

The ....... ....... are in the middle aisle next to the vegetables.

[ ]	boxed fish
[x]	frozen fish
[ ]	large fish
[ ]	pre-cooked fish

Two "f" sounds form the alliteration here: "frozen fish"

2.

Are you hungry? Let's find a café for ....... ....... and .......

[x]	cakes, coffee, cola
[ ]	cakes, coffee, tea
[ ]	egg, chips, cola
[ ]	fish, chips, coffee

The three "c" sounds of "cakes/coffee/cola" = alliteration

3.

The art gallery displayed hundreds of ....... ....... and .......

[ ]	books pots pans
[ ]	pots pans cups
[x]	precious pictures paintings
[ ]	prints cups pans

Three "p" sounds form the alliteration here

4.

The sound of ....... ....... created a quiet, calm atmosphere.

[ ]	intermittent shrieks
[ ]	loud shouts
[x]	murmuring music
[ ]	frenzied chattering

"Murmuring music" also alliterates on the internal m of "murmur"

5.

Many ....... and ....... ....... on the river.

[x]	boats, barges, bobbed
[ ]	boats, barges, sailed
[ ]	boats, ducks, floated
[ ]	ducks, barges, floated

Use alliteration in writing to make phrases memorable

6.

A ....... ....... ....... took the friends to the party.

[ ]	broken, down, lorry
[x]	lovely, long, limousine
[ ]	rusty, old, car
[ ]	red, old, car

The repeated "l" sound elongates the phrase to some extent, creating a lingering impression

7.

Mrs. Purple drove a ....... ....... .......

[ ]	red, Mercedes, quickly
[x]	violet, van, violently
[ ]	white, bus, slowly
[ ]	gruesome, dented, van

The overuse of alliteration can be jarring. Use the technique selectively

8.

Peter piper picked a peck of ....... .......

[ ]	new, potatoes
[ ]	pickled, herring
[x]	pickled, pepper
[ ]	rosy, apples

Alliteration makes words easy to remember!

9.

"What a ....... ....... " is a famous song.

[ ]	Wonderful Day
[ ]	Wonderful Thing
[ ]	Wonderful Time
[x]	Wonderful World

"Wonderful" and "world" both begin with "w", creating alliteration

10.

He folded the invitations and put each one in an ....... .......

[ ]	brown, envelope
[x]	empty, envelope
[ ]	long, envelope
[ ]	white, envelope

"E" sounds begin words and make the alliteration here. The alliteration of vowel sounds is also known as "assonance"