Five Senses is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on sorting describing words by the sense they appeal to, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.4. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Sort each one: See or Hear or Smell or Taste or Touch?
Sort: a dog barking, birds chirping, salty crackers, a bright red kite, soft kitten fur, a prickly cactus, stinky socks, a whiff of smoke, sweet honey on toast, sparkly gold stars
SeeHearSmellTasteTouch
2.Sort each one: See or Hear or Smell or Taste or Touch?
Sort: a sticky jam jar, a door slamming, a baby crying, warm bath water, a striped orange cat, tangy orange juice, a shiny new bike, the smell of popcorn, a sugary lollipop, the scent of roses
SeeHearSmellTasteTouch
3.Sort each one: See or Hear or Smell or Taste or Touch?
Sort: bitter medicine, the drip of the tap, rough tree bark, a flash of lightning, the smell of fresh bread, a spicy curry, a smooth pebble, a sweet-smelling candle, a bell ringing, a rainbow across the sky
SeeHearSmellTasteTouch
LessonPrint · RL.1.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Five Senses
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a bright red kite — See 2. a dog barking — Hear 3. a prickly cactus — Touch 4. a whiff of smoke — Smell 5. birds chirping — Hear 6. salty crackers — Taste 7. soft kitten fur — Touch 8. sparkly gold stars — See 9. stinky socks — Smell 10. sweet honey on toast — Taste
2.1. a baby crying — Hear 2. a door slamming — Hear 3. a shiny new bike — See 4. a sticky jam jar — Touch 5. a striped orange cat — See 6. a sugary lollipop — Taste 7. tangy orange juice — Taste 8. the scent of roses — Smell 9. the smell of popcorn — Smell 10. warm bath water — Touch
3.1. a bell ringing — Hear 2. a flash of lightning — See 3. a rainbow across the sky — See 4. a smooth pebble — Touch 5. a spicy curry — Taste 6. a sweet-smelling candle — Smell 7. bitter medicine — Taste 8. rough tree bark — Touch 9. the drip of the tap — Hear 10. the smell of fresh bread — Smell
Questions about Five Senses
What does the Five Senses worksheet cover?
It practices sorting describing words by the sense they appeal to — 3 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RL.1.4: Find the words a writer chose to make you feel or picture something. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Five Senses practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4 — RL.1.4, under Reading: Literature for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Five Senses is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RL.1.4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Five Senses come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Five Senses can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Five Senses free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Five Senses, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RL.1.4
Find the words a writer chose to make you feel or picture something.