*Choose 5 of Your Named Animals. Add an Adjective to Describe the Animal

Alliteration

*Here is a list of animals, you must think of a name that starts with the same letter as that of the animal.

For example:

Tommy Turtle

1...... frog 6. ………...... monkey

2...... rabbit 7...... tiger

3...... bird 8...... duck

4...... bear 9...... wasp

5...... lion 10...... hamster

*Choose 5 of your named animals. Add an adjective to describe the animal.

For example:

Tall Tommy Turtle

*Choose a noun from the list (circle it):

table chair door bridge shoes

Think of an adjective with the same starting letter to describe your noun:

Adjective:

Think of a verb with the same starting letter to describe the movement of your noun:

Verb:

Put all 3 together in an order that makes sense and shows alliteration:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Try again but choose a different noun from the list (or one of your own!)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Try again with the name of a country or city (proper noun!)

*Choose a word from the list below to complete these sentences so that they make sense and continues to show alliteration.

For example: Tommy Turtle tripped Tony.

1. Peter Panther ...... poor Paul.

2. Naughty Nick ……………………...... Nasty Ned.

3. Groovy Gareth ...... Giddy Graham.

4. Frisky Fox ...... flat on his ......

5. Cool Carl ...... for ...... Chris.

(Look carefully. There are more words here than you need, so make sure you look at the ALLITERATION in the sentences).

Shouted grabbed walked called helped

Pinched super nipped Crazy jumped

Fell back crunched face bumped

Try making some of your own with the words you didn’t use from the list!

Alliteration Word Banks

You can build up word banks like this one.

Snake

Slithers, Slides, Slowly, Scaly, Smooth

Scary, Silent, Soft

You can then make up a poem with alliteration, about snakes!

The snake slips and slides

Slowly, smoothly.

It scales slither

Over soft grass,

Snaking silently to

Scare its prey

Try building some of your own word banks.

Dogs -

Fish -

Butterfly -

Spiders -

Can you make up 2 lists of your own?

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SIMILES

Complete the similes with a suitable word from the table below.

1. It was as heavy as………………………………………

2. You look as white as a ……………………………….

3. The sprinters ran like the…………………………….

4. She’s as sweet as……………………………………...

5. She’s as light as a …………………………………….

6. His voice cracked out like a ………………………………

7. Allow me, it’s as easy as …………………………………..…

8. Out beyond the shade, it’s as hot as a………………..

9. It’s as smooth as……………………………………………………

10. They’re as thick as ………………………………………….

ABC / wind / Lead
Feather / furnace / Honey
Ghost / thieves / whip
silk

Describe your favourite colour in a simile.

Describe how you are feeling today in a simile.

Similes – Quick Revision

Fill in the missing space with a suitable word to complete the similes.

1. The polished floor was as slippery as an ______

2. The full-back was as steady as a ______

3. This lemonade is as sour as ______

4. These pears are as sweet as ______

5. After a few seconds the stunned boy was as right as ______

6. The cheeky new girl is as bold as ______

7. My elder brother is as strong as ______

8. The other team is as weak as ______

9. The tyre on my bicycle is as flat as ______

10. When she heard she had won she was as happy as a ______

Now try these:

As dry as a ______/ As ______as life
As clean as a ______/ As ______as a mule
As cool as a ______/ As ______as mustard
As clear as a ______/ As ______as thieves
As good as ______/ As ______as a post

Alliteration

Complete the sentences below to show alliteration.

e.g. Angry Adam ate ants.

Wobbly Will …………………… wellies.

Cheeky Charlie …………………… cheese.

Lovely Laura ………………………… lollipops.

wears / chews / licks / juggles
likes / wins / chomps / wiggles
spills / shakes / jiggles / loves

Jumping Jemima …………………………… jelly.

Sneaky Sarah ……………………………… sugar.

Choose your own word to make these alliteration phrases.

1. One orange ………………………………………………

2. Two talking ………………………………………………

3. Three terrible …………………………………………

4. Four frightening ………………………………………

5. Five fun ………………………………………………………

6. Six smiley ……………………………………………………

Add two words to complete these phrases.

7. Seven s…………………………………………………………

8. Eight e…………………………………………………………

9. Nine n……………………………………………………………

10. Ten t……………………………………………………………

Try adding numbers eleven and twelve with alliteration phrases of your own!