Alliteration 2nd Grade Worksheet

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Made at homeroomtools.comRead each sentence. Circle the word that fits.1.2.3.4.5.6.AlliterationZany zebras zip around the.parkzoofarmHappy hens hop on the.haygrasspathDozens of dolphins dive at.sunsetnoondawnSnow slid off the slick roof. The words with the same first sound are.Snow, slid, slickslid, off, roofSnow, slick, roofJake's jacket jammed in the door. The words with the same first soundare.jacket, in, doorJake's, jacket, jammedJake's, jammed, doorThe kettle cooled in the kitchen. The words with the same first soundare.The, in, kitchenThe, cooled, inkettle, cooled, kitchen
Made at homeroomtools.comRead each sentence. Circle the word that fits.1.2.3.4.5.6.AlliterationAnswer keyZany zebras zip around the.parkzoofarmHappy hens hop on the.haygrasspathDozens of dolphins dive at.sunsetnoondawnSnow slid off the slick roof. The words with the same first sound are.Snow, slid, slickslid, off, roofSnow, slick, roofJake's jacket jammed in the door. The words with the same first soundare.jacket, in, doorJake's, jacket, jammedJake's, jammed, doorThe kettle cooled in the kitchen. The words with the same first soundare.The, in, kitchenThe, cooled, inkettle, cooled, kitchenzoohaydawnSnow, slid, slickJake's, jacket, jammedkettle, cooled, kitchen
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Finish the alliteration 79

  • A noisy knight knocks at ___. dawn, noon, six
  • Bella buys bright ___. balloons, candles, flowers
  • Bobby blows big blue ___. bubbles, horns, whistles
  • Bold black bears bounce ___. balls, hoops, kites
  • Brave Ben builds a ___. boat, house, raft
  • Busy bees buzz by the ___. barn, fence, gate
  • Careful cooks cut ___. cabbage, lettuce, onions
  • Cheerful children chase ___. chickens, kites, puppies
  • Chilly chipmunks chew ___. acorns, berries, cherries
  • Clever crows collect ___. coins, rings, shells
  • Cool cats carry ___. apples, carrots, plums
  • Daisy dances down the ___. driveway, hall, street
  • Dan's dog digs deep ___. ditches, holes, tunnels
  • Dizzy ducks dive ___. deep, fast, low
  • Dozens of dolphins dive at ___. dawn, noon, sunset
  • Fay's phone fell on the ___. floor, rug, step
  • Five foxes follow a ___. farmer, hunter, rabbit
  • Four fat frogs found a ___. bug, fly, worm
  • Fresh fish fry ___. fast, slowly, well
  • Funny Phil feeds four ___. birds, cats, fish
  • Fuzzy foxes find ___. bones, feathers, sticks
  • Giant gerbils jog past the ___. cart, jet, truck
  • Greedy geese gobble ___. corn, grain, seeds
  • Green grapes grow by the ___. fence, gate, wall
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Finish the alliteration, continued

  • Gus gave the goat green ___. beans, grapes, peas
  • Hal has a huge ___. coat, dog, hat
  • Hank's horse has a ___. blanket, harness, saddle
  • Happy hens hop on the ___. grass, hay, path
  • Hungry hippos ___ in the heat. hide, rest, swim
  • Jen's jam jar is full of ___. honey, jelly, sand
  • Jolly giraffes jog in the ___. desert, forest, jungle
  • Jolly jugglers jump for ___. fun, joy, luck
  • Katie's cat can ___. climb, hide, jump
  • Kind kings keep ___. kittens, puppies, rabbits
  • Lazy lizards lie on a ___. log, rock, wall
  • Leo likes lemon ___. candy, drops, lollipops
  • Little lambs leap over ___. fences, logs, rocks
  • Lucky ladybugs land on ___. leaves, petals, stems
  • Many moths meet at ___. dawn, midnight, sunset
  • Messy monkeys mash ___. apples, melons, pears
  • Mighty moose munch ___. grass, leaves, moss
  • Mom mails many ___. boxes, cards, maps
  • Muddy moles make ___ on Mondays. hills, mounds, tunnels
  • Nell needs nine ___. hooks, nails, screws
  • Nervous newts nibble ___. crumbs, noodles, seeds
  • Nine nice nurses need new ___. notebooks, pens, shoes
  • Pat's puppy plays with a ___. ball, pillow, sock
  • Paul paints pink ___. cows, ducks, pigs
  • Polite penguins pass the ___. corn, peas, rice
  • Polly packs purple ___. grapes, plums, socks
  • Proud parrots peck at ___. apples, melons, peaches
  • Quiet queens quilt ___. neatly, quickly, slowly
  • Red robins rest on the ___. branch, fence, roof
  • Rita wrote a riddle about a ___. goose, rabbit, turtle
  • Round rocks roll down the ___. hill, path, road
  • Ruby races round the ___. pool, rink, track
  • Sara sips sweet ___. cider, juice, tea
  • Seven circus seals ___ songs. hum, play, sing
  • Seven snails slide ___. away, quickly, slowly
  • Shiny shells shimmer on the ___. beach, rocks, shore
  • Shy sheep share a ___. barn, pen, shed
  • Six silly seals ___ in the sun. napped, played, sat
  • Sleepy sloths ___ in the sun. nap, rest, snooze
  • Ten tame turkeys trot past the ___. pond, shore, tent
  • Ten toads take a ___. nap, trip, walk
  • Tess taps ten tin ___. cans, pots, tubs
  • Thirsty thrushes think about ___. rain, thunder, water
  • Timid tigers tiptoe past the ___. cave, river, tunnel
  • Two tall trees touch the ___. roof, tower, wall
  • Vicky visits a village in the ___. hills, valley, woods
  • Violet vines cover the ___. truck, van, wall
  • Wendy washes the ___. dishes, floor, windows
  • Wet worms wiggle in the ___. grass, mud, weeds
  • Whales whistle while they ___. dive, swim, wander
  • Wild wolves wander ___. north, south, west
  • Windy weather wakes the ___. bear, owl, walrus
  • Yolanda yanks the yellow ___. rope, string, yarn
  • Young yaks yell in the ___. barn, field, yard
  • Zany zebras zip around the ___. farm, park, zoo

Find the alliteration 77

  • A big bug buzzed past my ear. The words with the same first sound are ___. big, bug, buzzed / big, buzzed, ear / bug, past, ear
  • A chilly chipmunk chewed a nut. The words with the same first sound are ___. chilly, chewed, nut / chilly, chipmunk, chewed / chipmunk, a, nut
  • A cold wind whipped the willows by the pond. The words with the same first sound are ___. cold, wind, pond / whipped, the, pond / wind, whipped, willows
  • A gentle giraffe jumped over the log. The words with the same first sound are ___. gentle, giraffe, jumped / gentle, jumped, log / giraffe, over, log
  • A lone loon landed on the bay. The words with the same first sound are ___. lone, landed, bay / lone, loon, landed / loon, on, bay
  • The baker's bell rang at noon. The words with the same first sound are ___. baker's, bell / baker's, rang, noon / bell, rang, noon
  • Bella baked bread at dawn. The words with the same first sound are ___. baked, at, dawn / Bella, at, dawn / Bella, baked, bread
  • Bo bounced a ball off the wall. The words with the same first sound are ___. Bo, ball, wall / Bo, bounced, ball / bounced, off, wall
  • Bright birds built a nest in May. The words with the same first sound are ___. birds, nest, May / Bright, birds, built / Bright, built, May
  • The careful cat crept along the wall. The words with the same first sound are ___. careful, cat, crept / careful, crept, wall / cat, along, wall
  • Chad chose a chair near the window. The words with the same first sound are ___. Chad, chair, window / Chad, chose, chair / chose, near, window
  • Cindy saw a seal on the rock. The words with the same first sound are ___. Cindy, saw, seal / Cindy, seal, rock / saw, on, rock
  • Cora carried a cake to the porch. The words with the same first sound are ___. carried, to, porch / Cora, cake, porch / Cora, carried, cake
  • Dad dug a ditch behind the shed. The words with the same first sound are ___. Dad, ditch, shed / Dad, dug, ditch / dug, behind, shed
  • Dark clouds drifted down the valley. The words with the same first sound are ___. clouds, drifted, valley / Dark, clouds, valley / Dark, drifted, down
  • Dee dropped a dime in the jar. The words with the same first sound are ___. Dee, dime, jar / Dee, dropped, dime / dropped, in, jar
  • The duck dove deep for a snail. The words with the same first sound are ___. dove, for, snail / duck, deep, snail / duck, dove, deep
  • Ducks dabbled in the dim pond. The words with the same first sound are ___. dabbled, in, pond / Ducks, dabbled, dim / Ducks, dim, pond
  • Fat flakes fell on the town. The words with the same first sound are ___. Fat, fell, town / Fat, flakes, fell / flakes, on, town
  • Fay fixed the fence by the road. The words with the same first sound are ___. Fay, fence, road / Fay, fixed, fence / fixed, by, road
  • Fern found five shells on the beach. The words with the same first sound are ___. Fern, found, five / five, shells, beach / found, shells, beach
  • Fog filled the field before sunrise. The words with the same first sound are ___. filled, before, sunrise / Fog, field, sunrise / Fog, filled, field
  • Fred fried fish at camp. The words with the same first sound are ___. Fred, fish, camp / Fred, fried, fish / fried, at, camp
  • Ginny's gerbil jumped off the bed. The words with the same first sound are ___. gerbil, off, bed / Ginny's, gerbil, jumped / Ginny's, jumped, bed
  • The goat gobbled Grandma's roses. The words with the same first sound are ___. goat, gobbled, Grandma's / goat, Grandma's, roses / The, gobbled, roses
  • Green grass grew along the path. The words with the same first sound are ___. grass, along, path / Green, grass, grew / Green, grew, path
  • Gus grabbed the gate and pulled. The words with the same first sound are ___. grabbed, and, pulled / Gus, gate, pulled / Gus, grabbed, gate
  • Hal hid his hammer in the shed. The words with the same first sound are ___. Hal, hammer, shed / Hal, hid, his, hammer / hid, in, shed
  • Henry hung his hat by the door. The words with the same first sound are ___. Henry, hat, door / Henry, hung, his, hat / hung, by, door
  • Hot honey dripped from the hive. The words with the same first sound are ___. honey, dripped, from / Hot, dripped, hive / Hot, honey, hive
  • Hugo heard a horn from the bay. The words with the same first sound are ___. heard, from, bay / Hugo, heard, horn / Hugo, horn, bay
  • Jake's jacket jammed in the door. The words with the same first sound are ___. jacket, in, door / Jake's, jacket, jammed / Jake's, jammed, door
  • Jess juggled jars at the fair. The words with the same first sound are ___. Jess, jars, fair / Jess, juggled, jars / juggled, at, fair
  • Kate kept a key in her sock. The words with the same first sound are ___. Kate, kept, key / Kate, key, sock / kept, in, sock
  • The kettle cooled in the kitchen. The words with the same first sound are ___. kettle, cooled, kitchen / The, cooled, in / The, in, kitchen
  • Kim kicked the can down the lane. The words with the same first sound are ___. kicked, down, lane / Kim, can, lane / Kim, kicked, can
  • The knight never knew our names. The words with the same first sound are ___. knight, never, knew, names / never, our, The / The, knight, our
  • The lazy lizard lay on a warm rock. The words with the same first sound are ___. lazy, lizard, lay / lazy, on, rock / lizard, warm, rock
  • Lena lit a lantern at dusk. The words with the same first sound are ___. Lena, lantern, dusk / Lena, lit, lantern / lit, at, dusk
  • Lions leaped over a low wall. The words with the same first sound are ___. leaped, over, wall / Lions, leaped, low / Lions, low, wall
  • Little Lucy laughed at the clown. The words with the same first sound are ___. Little, laughed, clown / Little, Lucy, laughed / Lucy, at, clown
  • Many mice moved into the barn. The words with the same first sound are ___. Many, mice, moved / Many, moved, barn / mice, into, barn
  • Maya munched a muffin after the game. The words with the same first sound are ___. Maya, muffin, game / Maya, munched, muffin / munched, after, game
  • Molly mailed a map to her uncle. The words with the same first sound are ___. mailed, to, uncle / Molly, mailed, map / Molly, map, uncle
  • Mom mixed milk into the batter. The words with the same first sound are ___. mixed, into, batter / Mom, milk, batter / Mom, mixed, milk
  • Mud made a mess on the rug. The words with the same first sound are ___. made, on, rug / Mud, made, mess / Mud, mess, rug
  • Nell's nephew napped on the couch. The words with the same first sound are ___. Nell's, napped, couch / Nell's, nephew, napped / nephew, on, couch
  • Nine noisy newts hid in the reeds. The words with the same first sound are ___. newts, hid, reeds / Nine, noisy, newts / noisy, in, reeds
  • Nora noticed a nest in the oak. The words with the same first sound are ___. Nora, nest, oak / Nora, noticed, nest / noticed, in, oak
  • Pale petals piled near the gate. The words with the same first sound are ___. Pale, petals, piled / Pale, piled, gate / petals, near, gate
  • Pat picked a peach for lunch. The words with the same first sound are ___. Pat, peach, lunch / Pat, picked, peach / picked, for, lunch
  • Phil found a feather in the mud. The words with the same first sound are ___. found, in, mud / Phil, feather, mud / Phil, found, feather
  • Pink pigs played in the mud. The words with the same first sound are ___. pigs, in, mud / Pink, pigs, played / Pink, played, mud
  • Proud Pam painted a door. The words with the same first sound are ___. painted, a, door / Pam, painted, door / Proud, Pam, painted
  • The pup pawed at a pile of leaves. The words with the same first sound are ___. pawed, at, leaves / pup, pawed, pile / pup, pile, leaves
  • Rain rattled the roof all night. The words with the same first sound are ___. Rain, rattled, roof / Rain, roof, night / rattled, all, night
  • The red rooster ran around the yard. The words with the same first sound are ___. red, ran, yard / red, rooster, ran / rooster, around, yard
  • Rosa wrapped a ribbon on the gift. The words with the same first sound are ___. Rosa, ribbon, gift / Rosa, wrapped, ribbon / wrapped, on, gift
  • Sam sent six cards to his aunt. The words with the same first sound are ___. Sam, sent, six / sent, cards, aunt / six, cards, his
  • Seven swans swam past the dock. The words with the same first sound are ___. Seven, past, dock / Seven, swans, swam / swans, past, dock
  • The ship shook in the sharp wind. The words with the same first sound are ___. ship, sharp, wind / ship, shook, sharp / shook, in, wind
  • The shy sheep shivered at dawn. The words with the same first sound are ___. sheep, at, dawn / shy, sheep, shivered / shy, shivered, dawn
  • Six sailors sang on the deck. The words with the same first sound are ___. sailors, on, deck / Six, sailors, sang / Six, sang, deck
  • Snow slid off the slick roof. The words with the same first sound are ___. slid, off, roof / Snow, slick, roof / Snow, slid, slick
  • The spider spun a strand of silk. The words with the same first sound are ___. spider, a, of / spider, spun, strand, silk / The, spun, of
  • Tall tulips tilted in the wind. The words with the same first sound are ___. Tall, tilted, wind / Tall, tulips, tilted / tulips, in, wind
  • Ten tired toads sat by a log. The words with the same first sound are ___. Ten, tired, toads / tired, by, log / toads, sat, log
  • Tess tasted a tart plum. The words with the same first sound are ___. tasted, a, plum / Tess, tart, plum / Tess, tasted, tart
  • Thick thorns scratched my thumb. The words with the same first sound are ___. Thick, scratched, thumb / Thick, thorns, thumb / thorns, scratched, my
  • Tim tied two knots in the rope. The words with the same first sound are ___. tied, knots, rope / Tim, tied, two / two, knots, rope
  • Tom tapped the table with a spoon. The words with the same first sound are ___. tapped, with, spoon / Tom, table, spoon / Tom, tapped, table
  • Vera's violin fell in the van. The words with the same first sound are ___. Vera's, fell, van / Vera's, violin, van / violin, fell, in
  • The wagon wobbled on its wooden wheels. The words with the same first sound are ___. The, wagon, its / wagon, wobbled, wooden, wheels / wobbled, on, its
  • Wes watched a wasp on the glass. The words with the same first sound are ___. watched, on, glass / Wes, wasp, glass / Wes, watched, wasp
  • Wet waves washed over the dock. The words with the same first sound are ___. waves, over, dock / Wet, washed, dock / Wet, waves, washed
  • The young yak yawned at the gate. The words with the same first sound are ___. yak, at, gate / young, yak, yawned / young, yawned, gate
  • Zoe zipped her jacket in a rush. The words with the same first sound are ___. zipped, jacket, rush / Zoe, her, rush / Zoe, zipped

How this list was compiled: Written for this page: every sentence is our own, and no tongue twister, poem or published worksheet was copied. In the first set most words of a sentence begin with one sound and a blank takes the only one of three words that begins with it too. In the second set a sentence is followed by three groups of its own words, and one group holds every word that begins with the repeated sound. Alliteration goes by sound, not letter (knight and noon, phone and fell, circus and seals), so the first sound of every word was checked in the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary, read 3 October 2026; the definition is from the Wikipedia article Alliteration, read the same day. Alliteration is named in RL.2.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, published at thecorestandards.org, read the same day. First names are ordinary ones; no real person, brand or character is named. Licence: own work

How it works

Alliteration is the same first sound at the start of words that stand close together. One set finishes a line with the word that keeps the sound; the other asks which words of a sentence share it.

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Finish the alliteration

In Six silly seals ___ in the sun, the choices are sat, played and napped. Only sat begins with the s sound. The two wrong words always start with a different letter and a different sound.

Find the alliteration

Pick this set under Set. A cold wind whipped the willows by the pond is followed by three groups of its words; wind, whipped, willows is the group that starts alike.

  • Alliteration goes by sound, not spelling: a noisy knight knocks at noon, and Fay's phone fell on the floor.
  • The sentences are our own; no well-known tongue twister is on the sheets.

Questions and answers

What is alliteration?

Alliteration is the repeating of the same beginning sound in words that are near each other, as in busy bees buzz by the barn. It is common in poems, rhymes and tongue twisters.

What grade learns alliteration?

Grade 2 in the Common Core, where students describe how words and phrases such as alliteration, rhymes and regular beats supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem or song (RL.2.4).

Can I use these as alliteration worksheets for 4th grade?

Yes. Find the alliteration is the harder set, with the repeated sound inside an ordinary sentence. It also serves as alliteration worksheets for 5th grade. The Finish set has short lines for 1st and 2nd grade. The grades are our suggestion.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. The last page is the key, with the right choice circled under each sentence and written in where there is a blank. Uncheck Add an answer key as the last page under More options to print the sheet alone.

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