Sensory Details Adventure!
Learn to use descriptive words to make your writing come alive by engaging the five senses.
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Sensory Details Adventure!
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Sensory details help readers imagine what is happening in a story by using words that appeal to our five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Read each question carefully and provide your best answer.
Read the following short story:
Lily skipped through the tall, green grass. The sun was warm on her face. A sweet, floral scent drifted from the nearby rose bushes. She heard the buzzing of a bee flying past and the soft chirping of birds in the oak tree. Her stomach rumbled, thinking about the juicy, red apple waiting for her at home. As she walked, a gentle breeze made the leaves rustle, and the rough bark of a tree felt bumpy under her fingertips when she reached out to touch it.
1. Which sense is used to describe the 'tall, green grass'?
Taste
Sight
Sound
Smell
2. What sensory detail tells you about something Lily heard?
Warm sun
Sweet, floral scent
Buzzing of a bee
Juicy, red apple
Complete the sentences with a sensory detail for the sense in parentheses.
1. The fresh-baked cookies smelled . (Smell)
2. The kitten's fur felt . (Touch)
3. I heard the of the rain on the window. (Sound)
1. Rewrite this sentence using a sensory detail for taste:
The soup was good.
2. Add a sensory detail for touch to this sentence:
The snow fell.
Use the words below to describe your favorite food with sensory details.