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Consonance Practice Worksheet

A Grade 6 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and creating consonance in poetry and prose.

Grade 6 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyLanguageFigurative LanguageConsonance
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.a

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ELAGrade 6ConsonanceFigurative LanguageVocabulary
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Consonance Practice Worksheet

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using consonance.

Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within words in close proximity. Unlike alliteration, which repeats consonant sounds at the beginning of words, consonance can occur anywhere within the words. It creates a musical effect and can draw attention to certain phrases or ideas.

1. Which of the following sentences best demonstrates consonance?

a

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

b

The big black bug bit the brown bear.

c

The wind whistled a mournful song through the trees.

d

Mike likes his new bike.

2. In the phrase "The pitter-patter of tiny feet," which consonant sound is repeated to create consonance?

a

/t/ sound

b

/r/ sound

c

/p/ sound

d

/f/ sound

3. Consonance is the repetition of   sounds within words in close proximity.

4. Unlike alliteration, consonance does not require the repeated sound to be at the   of the words.

5. Explain in your own words the difference between consonance and alliteration. Provide an example of each.

6. Consonance only occurs with the letter 'S'.

T

True

F

False

7. The phrase "She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of alliteration, not consonance.

T

True

F

False

8. Write two sentences that use consonance. Underline the words that demonstrate consonance.