★Choose Precise Words
Grade 5 Writing Worksheet
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Brainstorm the details you would hear, see, taste, smell and touch in the scene, and how you would feel.
Scene: a busy farmers' market.
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5th Grade Choose Precise Words worksheets
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Precise words and sensory details help a reader picture a scene: not a nice smell but the smell of warm bread, not a loud sound but a thunderclap. A writer thinks about all the senses and the feelings in a scene. On this fifth grade sheet a child gets one scene and writes what they would hear, see, taste, smell and feel, and how they would feel inside, on labeled lines.
Each version has a different scene, and the grown-up checks that the words are specific.
What your child will learn
- Use all five senses
- Choose specific words
- Add a feeling
- Picture a scene before writing it
Common Core standard: W.5.4
Worked example
Scene: a bakery at sunrise. Smell: warm bread and cinnamon. Hear: the oven timer. See: golden loaves on trays.
Common mistake
Using a vague word (nice, good, big) where a specific one would help.
Helpful hint
Close your eyes and picture the scene. What would you notice with each sense?
Questions parents ask
What is the most common mistake with choose precise words?
Using a vague word (nice, good, big) where a specific one would help.
How can I help my child with choose precise words?
Close your eyes and picture the scene. What would you notice with each sense?
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