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.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

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

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• sight
• smell
• taste
• touch
• hearing

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• smell
• hear
• taste

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word is a synonym for noise?

• quiet

• stillness

• sound

• peaceful

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I could _____ the sweet flavor of the apple.

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Question: The picture depicts a man using what sense?

Answer: ​ (a)  

• touch
• taste
• smell
• sight
• hearing

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

• description
• vivid
• detail

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Organize these synonyms into their correct category.

Groups:

(a) Awful

,

(b) Funny

,

(c) Kill

,

(d) Run

• dreadful

• race

• humorous

• dash

• hysterical

• monstrosity

• sprint

• assasinate

• execute

• terrible

• abolish

• slay

• amusing

• rush

• unpleasant

• laughable

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match the following pictures to the words that describe them.

• scenic, vibrant, colorful, serene, sunny

• 
• relaxing, warm, muddy, salty, wet

• 
• buzzing, deafening, piercing, clattery

• 
• pungent, reek, foul , nauseating, rancid

• 
• decadent, rich, scrumptious, delicious

• 

Answer explanation

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4