English · Stage 4
Sounds in a Poem
Reading & Exploring — spot alliteration and onomatopoeia, and say what they add
✦ English📘 Stage 4 · S4⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 8–9★ Free to start
I can spot alliteration and onomatopoeia in a poem and say what they add.
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Kavi Hears a Poem Sing
Kavi the owl reads a poem out loud and grins. "Listen! Silly snakes slip and slide — silly, snakes, slip and slide all start with the same s sound. That trick is alliteration. And when the poem says buzz or crash, the word copies a real noise — that is onomatopoeia. Both tricks let me hear the poem, not just read it!"
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What your child will learn
1Read Kavi's sound poemTap a line to hear it, or press Read the page. Listen for words that start the same, and words that copy a noise.
2Alliteration and onomatopoeiaAlliteration repeats the same first sound in nearby words. Onomatopoeia is a word that copies a real noise. Both help you HEAR the poem.
3Five words that copy a noiseTap each card to hear the word. Every one is onomatopoeia — it copies a real noise.
4Alliteration or onomatopoeia?
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A peek inside
Which phrase uses alliteration: silly snakes slither or a happy dog?
alliteration = the same first sound repeats → s, s, s
Try this at home: Is 'silly snakes slither' alliteration? (yes/no)
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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