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Polpetta's Perfect Pasta

Alliteration: repeating a starting sound

Lesson 3 of 12
Year 4

Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.

MildAlliteration is when words close together start with the same sound. Say it out loud!

1 · Tick the alliteration

a Ab Bc Ad BA = left option, B = right option

3 · Now you write

Model answers

Polpetta's perfect pizza.
Super soup.
Tasty toast.

4 · Help Polpetta

Cheese starts with a ch sound, but cake and carrots start with a k sound. Same letter, different sounds. Fixed: Crunchy cake and carrots.

2 · Find the 3 mistakes

1	Marvellous Noodles	Marvellous Meatballs
2	Tasty Pizza	Tasty Tart
3	Hot Juicy Burgers	Hot Honey Burgers

Perfect Pasta and Lovely Lemon Lollies work (the decoys). Any fix where the sounds match is acceptable.

MediumListen, do not look. Phil's fabulous fish works because ph and f make the same sound.

1 · Tick the alliteration

a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option

3 · Now you write

Model answers

Tick: crackers, croissants · Crunchy, crispy crackers.
Tick: meatballs, muffins · Mighty, munchy meatballs.
Tick: fizz, fudge · Fresh, fruity fizz.

4 · Help Polpetta

Cheese breaks it: it starts with a ch sound, while cake and carrots start with a k sound. Fixed: Crunchy cake and carrots.

2 · Find the 3 mistakes

1	our Sticky Buns	our Sticky Sponges
2	our Chocolate Cake	our Creamy Cake
3	our Fresh Doughnuts	our Fresh Fruit Tarts

Bea's Bakery, Crunchy Cookies and Proper Pies work. Chocolate Cake is the sound trap: ch and c are different sounds.

SpicyUse alliteration on purpose: a soft s for snow, a hard k for a crash. The sound should suit the meaning.

1 · Tick the alliteration

a Ab Bc Ad BA = left option, B = right option

3 · Now you write

Model answers

Marco's Marvellous Muffins.
Rain rattled the rooftops and rumbled round the room.
Six slippery sausages sizzled in a saucepan: the s and sh sounds trip the tongue.

4 · Help Polpetta

Cheese starts with a ch sound and cake and carrots with a k sound, so the line does not repeat one sound. Better: Crunchy, creamy carrot cake.

2 · Find the 4 mistakes

1	Thunder bangs overhead.	Thunder thumps through the thatch.
2	Snow falls gently.	Snow settles silently.
3	Lightning flashes brightly.	Lightning lights the lanes.
4	Pets hide under beds.	Puppies peep from pillows.

Wild winds whistle, Rain rattles roofs, Cheerful children chatter and Cold kids cuddle work. Cold kids cuddle is the near-miss: c and k, one sound.

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