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 23 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Five Senses
RL.1.4
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Sort each one into the right column.
1.Sort each one: See or Hear or Smell or Taste or Touch?
Sort: bitter medicine, salty crackers, a sweet-smelling candle, warm bath water, a prickly cactus, a bright red kite, a bell ringing, stinky socks, sparkly gold stars, birds chirping
SeeHearSmellTasteTouch
2.Sort each one: See or Hear or Smell or Taste or Touch?
Sort: tangy orange juice, a striped orange cat, a door slamming, a smooth pebble, rough tree bark, the scent of roses, the stink of a skunk, thunder rumbling, a full round moon, a spicy curry
SeeHearSmellTasteTouch
3.Sort each one: See or Hear or Smell or Taste or Touch?
Sort: the smell of fresh bread, a sticky jam jar, a baby crying, a shiny new bike, a whiff of smoke, a sugary lollipop, the drip of the tap, soft kitten fur, a sour lemon, a flash of lightning
SeeHearSmellTasteTouch
LessonPrint · RL.1.4 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Five Senses
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a bell ringing — Hear 2. a bright red kite — See 3. a prickly cactus — Touch 4. a sweet-smelling candle — Smell 5. birds chirping — Hear 6. bitter medicine — Taste 7. salty crackers — Taste 8. sparkly gold stars — See 9. stinky socks — Smell 10. warm bath water — Touch
2.1. a door slamming — Hear 2. a full round moon — See 3. a smooth pebble — Touch 4. a spicy curry — Taste 5. a striped orange cat — See 6. rough tree bark — Touch 7. tangy orange juice — Taste 8. the scent of roses — Smell 9. the stink of a skunk — Smell 10. thunder rumbling — Hear
3.1. a baby crying — Hear 2. a flash of lightning — See 3. a shiny new bike — See 4. a sour lemon — Taste 5. a sticky jam jar — Touch 6. a sugary lollipop — Taste 7. a whiff of smoke — Smell 8. soft kitten fur — Touch 9. the drip of the tap — Hear 10. the smell of fresh bread — Smell
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.