Sound Devices

Anchor Charts


Enjoy these activities to help teach the skill sound devices to your students.

Sound Devices Anchor Chart

Definitions

Onomatopoeia: The imitation of natural sounds in word form. These words help us form mental pictures about the things, people, or places that are described.

Example:
• buzz
• hiss
• roar
• woof
• bang
• pop
• hiss
• sizzle

Alliteration: Several words in a row begin with the same sound. Words in between may not start with the same sound as long as they don’t interrupt the pattern.

Example: The snake slithers secretly across the sand.

Repetition: One or more words are repeated to show urgency or importance.

Example: Stop, stop, stop!!

Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds within a sentence or phrase.

Example: The early bird catches the worm.

Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a sentence or phrase.

Example: The lumpy, bumpy road.

Additional Sound Devices Resources


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Interactive Activities

1. Sound Scavenger Hunt: Students can listen to a variety of sound clips and identify the onomatopoeic words that best describe each sound.

2. Alliteration Poetry: Have students create short poems or tongue twisters using alliteration.

3. Repetition in Speeches: Analyze famous speeches for examples of repetition and discuss how it adds to the emphasis of the message.

4. Assonance and Consonance Challenge: Provide sentences and ask students to identify the examples of assonance and consonance.

 

Student Sound Devices Art


Student Onomatopoeia
Student Onomatopoeia