Sensory Word Sort

In this worksheet, students sort a list of descriptive words into five sensory categories: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. After sorting, learners choose one word from each category and use all five chosen words to write a single descriptive sentence. This activity helps students understand how sensory vocabulary enriches descriptive writing and clarifies which sense each word appeals to. By sorting and then applying the words, students sharpen both classification and sentence-building skills. The final task reinforces how sensory language can paint vivid imagery for readers. Overall, it supports foundational descriptive-writing techniques.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Sensory Detail Identification

English Language Arts – Vocabulary Categorization

English Language Arts – Descriptive Sentence Construction

English Language Arts – Imagery and Word Choice

This worksheet is part of our Descriptive Paragraph Structure Worksheets collection.