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Language expansion - Verbs of Sensation

Introduction

You know when we look at someone and say, "Um, you're with a guy tired?" Or when we are talking to a person on the phone and realized, just hearing his voice, she's mad?
Of course we can talk about it in English too, but what use are the verbs that describe the sensations related to the senses: look, sound, smell, taste and feel. Here are some types of sensation below:

Vision 

When our impression is visual - ie, see or noticed the appearance of some "thing" or person (s), use LOOK. Some verbs can be used as: look, look, observe, see, inspect, etc.
For example this speech below:

A: Maria, you look tired. 
A: Did you sleep well? 
B: I saw Derek at the train station (He looked worried). 

Sound 

When our impression comes through hearing, that is, we hear someone's voice or any other sound and we mean that the person or the sound 'seem' something, we use the verb SOUND. Some verbs can be used as: resonate, resound, echo, reverberate, rumble, etc.
For example that speaks to people on the phone below:

A: Myra, calm down! You sound nervous. 
A: What's going on? 
B: Tina called me yesterday. she got that job! 
B: She sounded so happy. 

Smell 

Find anything because of a smell or taste? Use SMELL or TASTE. Can also be used verbs: flavor, palate, tang, tooth, gustation, savor, spice, zest, relish, etc.
As exemplified in the dialogue below:

A: Mom, what are you cooking? 
B: I'm baking cookies. 
A: Wow, They smell really good. 
B: They taste great. 

Tact, other sensations 

To talk about how you or other people are feeling, or the sense of touch, FEEL use. Can also be used as verbs: experience, sense, take, regret, receive, etc.
Example speech below:

A: I feel sick. 
B: Velvet feels really good. 
A: Lucy feels queasy. I'm calling the doctor. 
B: It feels weird to think someone que else is living in my old house. 

As I could see, the verbs relating to the senses are commonly used in English - and it is a matter of practice and getting used to, as these expressions do not always correspond to the Portuguese. Imagine someone saying to you, "Man, you sound angry" or "What's up, okay? You appear to joy. "

List of exercises 

Here is a series of exercises based on lesson about English verbs related to the senses. Read the lesson, do the exercises and practice. The answers are there at the end.

Exercise 1 

Which of the verbs (look, feel, taste, smell and sound) you use in each situation?
a. I ate five bananas this morning and now I do not ............... good.

b. - Hmm, something ................... really good! What is it?
    - It's my new perfume.

c. Jane .................. sad When she sees homeless people.

d. They redecorated the house. We were there yesterday; the house ............... .. beautiful.

e. - Why did you spit the food?
    - It ............ .. horrible.

f. - Hello! Who's this?
   - It's Mary. David, is that you?
   - Yes, it's me. This is a bad team? You ............ .. busy.

g. Jane, what a beautiful dress! You ............... .. amazing.

h. This place could use some cleaning! It ............. awful, I can not even breathe!

Exercise 2 

In what sentences for errors? What is the correct way to write them?

a. Jane gave me a call yesterday. She looked so sad!

b. Hmm, this soup tastes really good!

c.- I do not look good.
   - What's the problem?
   - I think it's something I ate.

d. I'm not gonna eat this food. It smells funny.

e. - Did you try the cake?
    - Yeah, it feels awful.

Exercise 3 

Describe the people below look and using one of the adjectives: 

scared - happy - nervous - sick - sad - angry 

a)          b) 

        _______________________                         _______________________

c)   d) 

_____________________                      ___________________

e)      f) 

        ___________________                            ____________________

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Exercise 1 
a. feel  b. smells c. feels d. looks e. tastes f. sound g. look h. smells 

Exercise 2 
a. She sounded so sad! b. correct c. I do not feel good. d. correct e. Yeah, it tastes awful.

Exercise 3
a. He looks nervous. b.He looks angry. c.they look happy. 
d. He looks sick. e. He looks scared. f. She looks sad.