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Can you say "silly snake slides softly" fast three times? Notice how your mouth makes the same /s/ sound at the start of every word!
When two or more words start with the exact same sound, we call it alliteration.
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Listen to the very first sound you hear: /s/-un, /s/-ock, /s/-andwich. Because that first sound matches, these words make an alliteration team.
What happens if one word starts with a totally different sound?
Spotting the Match
Let's listen to three words: cat, cup, and dog.
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Cat and cup both begin with the /k/ sound, so they match. Dog starts with /d/, so it does not belong in this sound group.
How can you easily find the starting sound in any new word you hear?
The Sound Stretch
To catch the first sound, stretch it out slowly like a rubber band before saying the rest of the word.
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