Class 2 Vocabulary Worksheet on Senses and Describing Words
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Class 2 Vocabulary Worksheet on Senses and Describing Words
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Sejal JainVisit Profile
An English educator with 10+ years of experience, I hold a Master’s in English Literature and a TESOL certification. My diverse professional background allows me to bring fresh perspective, strong communication, and thoughtful intention to every aspect of my work in education.
Sense It Right: Describing Words Vocabulary for Grade 2
This Grade 2 worksheet on Vocabulary: Senses and Describing Words helps learners build strong descriptive vocabulary related to taste, smell, texture, and light. Developing sensory vocabulary improves reading comprehension, creative writing, and expressive speaking skills.
Through structured multiple-choice exercises, students identify words that describe food textures (crunchy, mushy, chewy, crumbly, sticky), taste and smell words (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pleasant, pungent, floral, smoky), and light-related describing words (bright, dim, glow, glare, flicker, reflect, shadow, flame). Each activity strengthens word meaning recognition and builds confidence in using descriptive language.
Why Senses and Describing Words Matter in Vocabulary?
Understanding sensory vocabulary is important because:
1. It helps children describe experiences clearly.
2. It improves creative writing and storytelling skills.
3. It strengthens comprehension of descriptive texts.
4. It builds expressive and confident communication.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
This worksheet includes three structured vocabulary exercises:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Food Describing Words
Students identify texture and taste words such as crunchy, crumbly, mushy, chewy, tasty, brittle, sticky, greasy, juicy, and solid.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Taste and Smell Vocabulary
Learners recognise words like salty, sweet, bitter, sour, plain, pleasant, pungent, smoky, floral, and stinky.
📋 Exercise 3 – Light-Related Describing Words
Students identify describing words related to light such as glow, bright, dark, reflect, flicker, solar, glare, dim, shadow, and flame.
✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Food Describing Words
1. crunchy
2. crumbly
3. mushy
4. chewy
5. tasty
6. brittle
7. sticky
8. greasy
9. solid
10. juicy
Exercise 2 – Taste and Smell Vocabulary
1. salty
2. sweet
3. bitter
4. sour
5. pleasant
6. plain
7. pungent
8. stinky
9. smoky
10. floral
Exercise 3 – Light-Related Describing Words
1. glow
2. bright
3. dark
4. reflect
5. flicker
6. solar
7. glare
8. dim
9. shadow
10. flame
This worksheet strengthens descriptive vocabulary and helps learners confidently express what they see, taste, smell, and feel.
Help your child develop powerful descriptive language skills with expert-designed vocabulary practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
This topic focuses on words linked to the five senses and adjectives used to describe objects and experiences.
They help children form detailed sentences and improve speaking and writing skills.
They help students choose accurate describing words based on sensory clues.
