96 Supplemental Sensory Language Words Smell Salty Greasy Buttery Sour Strong Rich Sweet Burning Bitter Fishy Chocolatey Cologne Perfume Rainy Old New Spicy Oniony Stinky Pungent Clean Fresh Lemony Stale Taste Spicy Sour Raw Bitter Delicious Crispy Strong Hot Cold Overwhelming Rich Smooth Creamy Crunchy Moldy Rubbery Sharp Gooey Grainy Touch Smooth Cold Cool Rough Slimy Hot Furry Clammy Moist Steamy Soft Shallow Gooey Bumpy Vibration Hard Silky Scaley Grainy Solid Wet Spiky Fluffy Slippery Warm Sound Sight Racket Clang Loud Buzz Croak Whisper Ruckus Bang Buzz Soft Booming Laughing Giggling Gentle Swift Scraping Sizzle Hiss Howl Animal sounds Bright Dull Dim Colors Blurry Towering Sparkling Shiny Reflecting Shimmering Dark Surrounding Glittery Shady 97 Sensory Language Using sensory language is a writing style. Writers use words to evoke sensations and to create images in readers’ minds. Writers present their emotions, thoughts, and ideas in an inviting way that involves their readers. Readers feel like they are in the story experiencing events alongside the characters. Sensory words are strong nouns, verbs, and adjectives. They enable readers to smell, taste, touch, hear, and see things in the text they are reading. Using sensory language brings writing to life. In the chart below, record sensory words that relate to the corresponding sense. Smell Taste Touch Sound Sight
