Attaching Adjectives

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is about understanding and creating assonance, a literary device characterized by the repetition of vowel sounds within close proximity in a text. It begins with an explanation of assonance and its effects on rhythm and mood in writing, emphasizing its musical quality and its role in enhancing the reading experience. The worksheet then provides an example of assonance for clarification. Students are instructed to add an adjective before each of the twelve provided nouns in a manner that creates assonance within each phrase.

The worksheet aims to teach students how to use assonance to make their writing more rhythmic and engaging. It challenges them to think of adjectives that share similar vowel sounds with the given nouns, thereby crafting phrases with assonance. This exercise not only reinforces students’ understanding of the concept but also encourages them to be mindful of the sound quality in their word choices. By completing this activity, students practice how to apply assonance in their own writing, which is a key skill in poetry and prose to draw the reader’s attention and to create a specific mood.