Enjoy these activities to help teach the skill sound devices to your students.
Definitions
Onomatopoeia is the imitation of natural sounds in word form. These words help us form mental pictures about the things, people, or places that are described.
Examples
• buzz
• hiss
• roar
• woof
• bang
• pop
• hiss
• sizzle
Alliteration is when several words in a row begin with the same sound. You may have some words in between alliterated words that don’t start with the same sound as long as they don’t interrupt the sound pattern.
Example
The snake slithers secretly across the sand.
Repetition is when one or more words are repeated to show urgency or importance.
Example
Stop, stop, stop!!
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within a sentence or phrase.
Example
The early bird catches the worm.
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a sentence or phrase.
Example
The lumpy, bumpy road.
