Adjectives for the Five Senses — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 2nd Grade adjectives & adverbs worksheet.
Adjectives for the Five Senses — Answers
Part A: Which sense?
Some adjectives tell us how things look, sound, feel, taste or smell. Circle the sense each adjective goes with.
- Asee
- Bhear
- Ctaste
Answer: taste
Sour is how something tastes, like a lemon.
- Ahear
- Btouch
- Csmell
Answer: hear
Noisy is how something sounds.
- Ahear
- Btouch
- Ctaste
Answer: touch
Prickly is how something feels, like a cactus.
- Asee
- Bhear
- Csmell
Answer: see
Sparkly is how something looks.
- Asee
- Bhear
- Csmell
Answer: smell
Stinky is how something smells.
- Atouch
- Bhear
- Ctaste
Answer: hear
Quiet is how something sounds.
Part B: Find the sense adjective
Each sentence has one adjective. Write it on the line.
Answer: salty
- salty = taste
Answer: loud
- loud = hear
Answer: soft
- soft = touch
Answer: sweet
- sweet = smell
Answer: shiny
- shiny = see
Answer: sour
- sour = taste
Part C: Choose the best adjective
Circle the adjective that fits best.
- Acold
- Bhot
- Cfurry
Answer: cold
Ice feels cold.
- Asour
- Bbuzzing
- Csmooth
Answer: buzzing
A bee's sound is buzzing. Sour and smooth do not describe sounds.
- Ashiny
- Bquiet
- Cstinky
Answer: stinky
Old cheese can smell stinky.
- Adark
- Bsalty
- Cloud
Answer: dark
The night sky looks dark.
Part D: Your turn
Model answer: My toast is warm and crunchy. It smells buttery.
Success criteria:
- Two sentences about one food
- Adjectives for at least two different senses
- Each sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.