Descriptive Writing with Sensory Details

He wanted to describe the book to his grandmother with enough detail for her to picture it exactly.

What words can you use instead of the word describe?

• tell

• portray

• characterize

• listen

• share

Answer explanation

tell:

verb

1. communicate information, facts, or news to someone in spoken or written words.

portray:

verb

1. depict (someone or something) in a work of art or literature.

characterize:

verb

1. describe the distinctive nature or features of.

One of the five ways your body gets information to you: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

Answer explanation

My mom needs glasses now because her ​ (a)   has weakened.

• sight
• smell
• taste
• touch
• hearing

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I love going to the community garden to ​ (a)   the fresh flowers.

• smell
• hear
• taste

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Which word is a synonym for noise?

• quiet

• stillness

• sound

• peaceful

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I could _____ the sweet flavor of the apple.

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Question: The picture depicts a man using what sense?

Answer: ​ (a)  

• touch
• taste
• smell
• sight
• hearing

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Your ​ (a)   of the mountains was so ​​ (b)   that I could picture every ​ (c)   of it!

• description
• vivid
• detail

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Organize these synonyms into their correct category.

Groups:

(a) Awful

,

(b) Funny

,

(c) Kill

,

(d) Run

• dash

• rush

• race

• slay

• humorous

• abolish

• assasinate

• laughable

• unpleasant

• hysterical

• terrible

• monstrosity

• sprint

• execute

• dreadful

• amusing

Answer explanation

Match the following pictures to the words that describe them.

• relaxing, warm, muddy, salty, wet

• 
• decadent, rich, scrumptious, delicious

• 
• buzzing, deafening, piercing, clattery

• 
• scenic, vibrant, colorful, serene, sunny

• 
• pungent, reek, foul , nauseating, rancid

• 

Answer explanation

You can use a thesaurus to find alternative words that help paint elaborate details for your reader.