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Complete the following table with words that rhyme with the given word. One has
been done for you.

green clean mean scene
found

sigh

victory
rout

Appreciation

Read the following lines from the poem. Pay attention to the highlighted words.

And little Wilhelmine looks up

With wonder-waiting eyes;

The words with, wonder and waiting begin with the same sound. This is an example of
alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound in the beginning of
words that are close together. It is mostly used for the appealing effect that these sounds
create when read together. Look at another example of alliteration.

Down the slippery slide they slid
Sitting slightly sideways;

Slipping swiftly see them skid
On holidays and Fridays.

Note that most of the tongue twisters are actually alliterations. However, you must
remember that alliterations are words that begin with the same sounds and not always with
the same letters. For example, Cheshire cat is not an example of alliteration although both
words begin with c.

Find fi ve more examples of allitera on. Write them in your notebook. Now, try

saying them without mispronouncing the words. Play this game with your friends.

Activity

Have you read about any ba le in the history of India? What do you know about

it? Who fought against whom and who won? What did they fi ght for? Write a few
lines answering the above ques ons.

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