Strategies for Teaching the 6 Traits

Interesting Sensory Words

Sense

Words

Sound, a-l

  • bang
  • bark
  • boom
  • buzz
  • coo
  • crackling
  • crash
  • crunching

  • cry
  • deafening
  • echoing
  • faint
  • groan
  • growl
  • gurgling
  • harsh

  • haw
  • hiss
  • hoarse
  • howl
  • hushed
  • husky
  • lapping
  • loud

Sound, m-r

  • melodious
  • moan
  • muffled
  • mumble
  • murmur

  • mutter
  • noisy
  • pealing
  • pop
  • purring

  • quietly
  • raspy
  • reverberating
  • rumble
  • rustle

Sound, s-z

  • scream
  • screech
  • shriek
  • shrill
  • shloshing
  • snapping
  • snarl

  • snort
  • softly
  • splash
  • squeak
  • squeal
  • thud
  • thump

  • thundering
  • tinkle
  • wail
  • whimper
  • whine
  • whisper
  • whistling

Thanks to Kim for sharing these words with us.

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