Sound Devices in Poetry is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on naming the alliteration, onomatopoeia or internal rhyme in a line, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Sound Devices in Poetry

RL.5.4

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Circle the right answer.

1.Which sound device does this line use? "Merry mice made muffins in May."

A.onomatopoeia
B.alliteration
C.internal rhyme

2.Which sound device does this line use? "Thunder rumbled over the hills."

A.internal rhyme
B.alliteration
C.onomatopoeia

3.Which sound device does this line use? "The fire crackled until morning."

A.alliteration
B.onomatopoeia
C.internal rhyme

4.Which sound device does this line use? "Seven slippery snakes slid south."

A.alliteration
B.onomatopoeia
C.internal rhyme

5.Which sound device does this line use? "The rain in the lane made a stain on the pane."

A.alliteration
B.internal rhyme
C.onomatopoeia

6.Which sound device does this line use? "I like to fly up high in the sky."

A.internal rhyme
B.alliteration
C.onomatopoeia

7.Which sound device does this line use? "The cat in the hat sat on a mat."

A.onomatopoeia
B.internal rhyme
C.alliteration

8.Which sound device does this line use? "Tiny Tom took the tall tray."

A.internal rhyme
B.onomatopoeia
C.alliteration

LessonPrint · RL.5.4 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

Answer key — Sound Devices in Poetry