👁️ Part 1: Identifying Sensory Language

1. Read this paragraph and circle the sensory words that appeal to each sense:

"The golden autumn leaves crunched beneath my feet as I walked through the park. The sweet aroma of freshly baked bread drifted from the nearby café, while the rough bark of the old oak tree felt familiar under my fingertips. A bitter wind whistled through the branches, and the brilliant orange sunset painted the sky."

2. Match each sensory word to the correct sense:

1. Crunched

2. Sweet aroma

3. Rough bark

4. Bitter wind

5. Brilliant orange

A. Sight

B. Sound

C. Smell

D. Touch

E. Taste

🌟 Part 2: Building Your Sensory Vocabulary

3. Complete the sensory word bank by adding three words for each sense:

SIGHT: shimmering, vivid, _____________, _____________, _____________

SOUND: whispering, thunderous, _____________, _____________, _____________

SMELL: pungent, fragrant, _____________, _____________, _____________

TASTE: tangy, bland, _____________, _____________, _____________

TOUCH: silky, coarse, _____________, _____________, _____________

4. Choose the most effective sensory word for each sentence. Circle your choice:

The flowers had a _______ scent.

nice

intoxicating

good

The music was _______ in the concert hall.

loud

booming

big

✍️ Part 3: Sensory Sentence Building

5. Complete these sentence starters using vivid sensory language:

I see _________________________________________________________________

I hear _________________________________________________________________

I smell ________________________________________________________________

I taste ________________________________________________________________

I feel _________________________________________________________________

6. Rewrite these boring sentences using sensory details:

Boring: The food was good.

Sensory: ___________________________________________________________

Boring: It was a nice day.

Sensory: ___________________________________________________________

Boring: The cat made a sound.

Sensory: ___________________________________________________________

🎨 Part 4: Creative Sensory Writing

7. Choose ONE of the following settings and write a descriptive paragraph using at least four different senses. Your paragraph should be 80-100 words:

A busy New Zealand beach in summer

Your school cafeteria at lunchtime

A thunderstorm approaching your house

Walking through a native New Zealand forest

8. After writing your paragraph, tick which senses you included:

Sight

Sound

Smell

Taste

Touch