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Alliteration Exploration Worksheet

Alliteration happens when nearby words begin with the same sound. Read each question carefully. Try saying the words aloud to hear their starting sounds.

Spot the Starting Sounds

Listen for the first sound in each word. The same sound can be made by different letters.

1.Which group of words uses alliteration?

Levi kicks the ball
Georgia grabs a green bib
Hugo runs to the goal
The team plays today

2.In the phrase “swift strikers sprint”, what starting sound is repeated?

3.Match each alliterative phrase to its repeated starting sound.

bouncing ball
cheering children
goalie guards
lucky leap

/g/
/b/
/ch/
/l/

Build Your Own Alliteration

Use football words and your imagination to make phrases that are fun to say.

4.Choose the word beginning with /b/ that completes the alliterative phrase: “Brave ____ block the ball.”

defenders
players
backs
keepers

5.Write one alliterative phrase about a football match. Use at least three words that share a starting sound.

6.Write a short football paragraph of four to six sentences. Include at least two alliterative phrases and describe what is happening in the match.

7.Read your paragraph again. Tick each editing step you have completed: check for repeated starting sounds, clear details, capital letters, full stops, and spaces between words.

8.Invent a fresh alliterative phrase about the tournament, then write the repeated starting sound.