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3rd Grade Alliteration and Onomatopoeia worksheets

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Alliteration and Onomatopoeia

Grade 3 Grammar Worksheet

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Write alliteration or onomatopoeia.

Lazy lambs lick lollipops. Sound device:
Pink pigs play in puddles. Sound device:
Big brown bears bounce balls. Sound device:
Lazy lions lie low in the long grass. Sound device:
The little bell went jingle. Sound device:
The wet shoes went squish on the floor. Sound device:
Gentle goats graze on green grass. Sound device:
The car went honk, honk. Sound device:
The plates fell with a crash. Sound device:
The ice crackled under our boots. Sound device:
Rosie's red roses ripened in the rainy rows. Sound device:
The engine went vroom. Sound device:

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About this worksheet

Writers use the sounds of words to make their writing lively. Alliteration repeats the same beginning sound in words that sit close together, as in Peter picked purple peppers. Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the noise it names, such as buzz, pop, splash or sizzle. On this worksheet your child reads twelve sentences and writes alliteration or onomatopoeia for each one; the two words are in the instruction.

Every sentence uses one device only. Building Confidence uses the clearest examples, On Level adds sentences with longer lines, and Challenge Me uses sound words such as pitter-patter and crackled and alliteration with the same sound in four or five words. Read the sentences aloud with your child and listen for the sound.

What your child will learn

Hear the same beginning sound repeated in a sentence
Spot a word that sounds like the noise it names
Tell alliteration from onomatopoeia

Common Core standard: L.3.5

Worked example

'Silly snakes slide slowly' repeats the s sound at the start of four words, so it is alliteration. 'The bees buzzed' uses buzzed, which sounds like the noise, so it is onomatopoeia.

Common mistake

Calling a sentence alliteration because it has many words, when the words do not start with the same sound.

Helpful hint

Say it aloud. Do the first sounds match, or is one word a sound?

Next skill: Literal and Nonliteral Language

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with alliteration and onomatopoeia?

Calling a sentence alliteration because it has many words, when the words do not start with the same sound.

How can I help my child with alliteration and onomatopoeia?

Say it aloud. Do the first sounds match, or is one word a sound?

Are these 3rd grade grammar worksheets free to print?

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