Building Vocabulary: Adjectives - Smell

Instructions:
Welcome to your no-prep therapy kit for improving descriptive vocabulary skills by describing the smell of
ten different objects upon request including at least two adjectives per object.

How to Use this Kit:

1. Print this packet, write the goal at the top of each section, and put it in the client’s folder or
notebook.
2. Work on the first phase in therapy.
3. When the client has mastered that phase, take out that page and send it home as homework.
4. Work on the next phase in therapy while the parents are reinforcing the previous phase at home.
5. Re-print this packet and start again for the Client’s next goal.

Therapy Overview:

1. Name Things that are _____: Client will name at least three objects that fit a specific smell
adjective (such as stinky, sour, sweet) for nine different adjectives
2. Yes/No Questions about Smell Adjectives: Client will answer yes/no questions about specific
adjectives (such as “is it bumpy?” or “is it hot?”) with at least 80% accuracy.
3. Expressive Use of Smell Adjectives: Client will describe the smell of ten different objects upon
request including at least two adjectives per object.

Additional Information:

● Once the client has completed these phases for one of the five senses, go back and target others.
Once the client’s adjective vocabulary has caught up to age-appropriate, you can target other types
of vocabulary that the client needs to focus on.
● Check out the additional training on this page:
https://members.slpsolution.com/adjectives-in-conversation/

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 Phase 1: Name Things that are _____

Instructions: We can describe how things smell. These are some descriptors that go with smell.
Read each object aloud and then come up with some of your own for each descriptor.

What else is Stinky?

What else is Sour?

What else is Yummy?

What else is Sweet?

Homework: Time to practice this skill at home! You can help reinforce this skill at home by practicing this page.
You can use these prompts or other quick responses instead. Place a checkmark in one box below for every
time you practice this page. Try to work on it for five minutes, once or twice daily.

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 Phase 1: Name Things that are _____

Instructions: We can describe how things smell. These are some descriptors that go with smell.
Read each object aloud and then come up with some of your own for each descriptor.

What else is Flowery?

What else is Minty?

What else is Earthy?

What else is Clean?

What else is Dirty?

Homework: Time to practice this skill at home! You can help reinforce this skill at home by practicing this page.
You can use these prompts or other quick responses instead. Place a checkmark in one box below for every
time you practice this page. Try to work on it for five minutes, once or twice daily.

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 Phase 2: Yes/No Questions about Smell Adjectives

Instructions: Pick up an object around you and answer the following questions about how it smells.

Homework: Time to practice this skill at home! You can help reinforce this skill at home by practicing this page.
You can use these prompts or other quick responses instead. Place a checkmark in one box below for every
time you practice this page. Try to work on it for five minutes, once or twice daily.

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 Phase 3: Expressive Use of Smell Adjectives

Instructions: Pick up an object around you and describe how it smells using two descriptors. Use the
ones below or add your own.

Homework: Time to practice this skill at home! You can help reinforce this skill at home by practicing this page.
You can use these prompts or other quick responses instead. Place a checkmark in one box below for every
time you practice this page. Try to work on it for five minutes, once or twice daily.

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