Analysing sound techniques, worksheet pack 1: assonance, consonance, alliteration & sibilance

A 10-page worksheet/task pack/knowledge organiser on understanding and analysing sound techniques: assonance, consonance, alliteration & sibilance.

Includes a page of answers and guidance for teachers/tutors on using the resource.

Can be separated into tasks, used for 1-3 lessons

Perfect for focused KS3 and GSCE English use; detailed and accurate; valuable for independent study and home-schooling.

• Page 1: introduction to vowel & consonant sounds, and types of consonance
• Page 2: the difference between assonance, consonance and alliteration explained with examples
• Page 3: tasks to identify assonance, consonance and alliteration in lines from Shakespeare and other literature
• Page 4: an explanation of sibilance with 3 identification practice tasks
• Pages 5 – 9: a page each on 5 different effects of these sound techniques, with practice space for writing analytically
• Page 10: homework page
• Page 11: answers and teacher/tutor guidance