SENSE VERBSDescribing people or things

He looks tired.

It smells horrible.

Sense Verbs

LookSmellSound These are the sense verbs that Feel we use to describe someone or Taste something.

Use the sense verbs ( in Simple Present) with adjectives to describe how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, tastes or smells.

Subject + looks + adjective

It looks sad.

Subject + smells + adjective

It smells nice.

Subject + tastes + adjective

This chocolate tastes delicious!

Subject + feels + adjective

This blanket feels soft.

Subject + sounds + adjective

We have to clean all the house!

It sounds tiring!

Express your opinion!

When you use sense verbs with adjectives you express your own feelings or opinions.

e.g. “ It looks nice” means “ I think it is nice.”

Sense verbs + nouns

If you want to use a noun after a sense verb, use the word “ like” between the sense verb and the noun.

Sense verb + like + noun

Sense verb + like + noun

It feels like an oven in this room! Open the window!

Let’s practice!

Say how you feel!

“ Is this chocolate cake good?”You: ____________________________________( taste)

My husband snores every night. I can’t stand it anymore!”You: ____________________________________(sound)

“ Do you like my new dress?”You: ___________________________________ (look)

Choose the correct word.

She was ill last week but now she feels well / good.

This soup tastes horrible / horribly.This girl looks happy / happily.Mr Jones invited me to his party but it sounds

bored / boring.This shampoo smells coconut / like coconut.