Look, sound, feel: describing impressions
Sense verbs — look, sound, feel, smell, taste — can't stand alone; they need a complement to finish the skeleton. Complete it with an adjective (looks tired, tastes salty) or with "like" + a noun (sounds like rain).
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1You look happy when you talk with friends.
- 2She looks tired after work.
- 3He looks better today.
- 4You sound fine to me.
- 5That sounds like a plan.
- 6It sounds like rain.
- 7I feel better after a nap.
- 8It feels warm in the room.
- 9It feels like spring today.
- 10The kitchen smells good in the morning.
- 11This soap smells like lemon.
- 12These noodles taste spicy.
- 13The soup tastes salty.
- 14This tea tastes like honey.
- 15The bread smells great when it is hot.
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