Describing sensations - Grammar structure

Sensory words are descriptive—they describe how we experience the world: how we smell, see, hear, feel or taste something.

Describing Sensations

Describing Sensations

The five senses

What are the five senses?

Touch

Smell

Hearing

Taste

Sight

Body Part

Fingers

Nose

Eyes

Ears

Tongue

Describing Sensations (Vocabulary)

The sense of the

Sight

Sight allows us to see the size, form, color, and location of things that are around us or in our environment.

Part of the body

I use my eyes to see.

Eyes

Verb-Action

See - Look

I can see starts at night.

Describing Sensations (Vocabulary)

The sense of the

This sense allows us to perceive the flavor of the things we eat or drink and allows us to identify if it has a sweet, sour, salty, or bitter taste.

Taste

Part of the body

Tongue

I use my tongue to taste.

Verb-Action

Taste

I taste the ice cream.

Describing Sensations (Vocabulary)

The sense of the

This sense allows us to hear or listen to sounds that are around us.

Hearing

Part of the body

Ears

My ears can hear the sound.

Verb-Action

Hear-Sound

I can hear my brother in the next room.

Describing Sensations (Vocabulary)

The sense of the

This sense allows us to smell and distinguish the different aromas (or smells) that things have.

Smell

Part of the body

Nose

I use my nose to smell.

Verb-Action

Smell

I smell the flowers in the garden.

Describing Sensations (Vocabulary)

The sense of the

This sense allows us to feel how something is and know its texture (smooth or rough), its hardness (soft or hard) and its temperature (hot or cold).

Touch

Part of the body

hands

My hands can touch things.

Verb-Action

Touch-Feel

I touch the plate to see if it is hot.

Describing Sensations (Grammar)

Structures

Subject + sense verb + like + noun.

What + does + subject + verb + like?

• What does it look like?
• What does it taste like?
• What does it smell like?
• What does it sound like?
• What does it feel like?

It looks like a ball. It tastes like chocolate. It smells like a flower. It sounds like a car. It feels like fur.

Describing Sensations (Grammar)

Structures

Adjective

Subject + sense verb + adjective.

Example: This food tastes delicious. This pillow feels soft.