Verbs of the senses – English Grammar Test for B2
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Part 1 – Multiple Choice (15 questions)
1 The soup ___ delicious. Try it!
(a) is tasting
(b) tastes
(c) taste
2 You ___ tired. Did you sleep enough last night?
(a) look
(b) are looking
(c) looks
3 That perfume ___ wonderful. What is it?
(a) smells
(b) smell
(c) is smelling
4 Be quiet! I’m ___ to my favorite podcast.
(a) listen
(b) listening
(c) listened
5 I can ___ someone knocking at the door.
(a) listen
(b) hearing
(c) hear
6 It ___ as if he doesn’t want to come.
(a) seems
(b) is seeming
(c) seem
7 Don’t touch the iron. It ___ hot.
(a) feels
(b) feel
(c) is feeling
8 This jacket ___ good on you!
(a) is looking
(b) looks
(c) look
9 The music ___ really relaxing.
(a) sounds
(b) is sounding
(c) sound
10 The cake ___ terrible. Maybe it’s too old.
(a) tastes
(b) is tasting
(c) taste
11 I’m ___ the children playing in the garden.
(a) watching
(b) seeing
(c) look
12 The sky ___ darker. It may rain soon.
(a) looks
(b) is looking
(c) look
13 I can’t ___ you clearly. Could you speak up?
(a) hear
(b) listen
(c) hearing
14 The teacher’s explanation ___ clear now.
(a) sounds
(b) sound
(c) is sounding
15 It ___ like a great idea! Let’s do it.
(a) looks
(b) sounds
(c) appears
Part 2 – Gap-Fill Sentences (15 questions)
16 When I opened the window, the room ___ of fresh air.
17 You ___ upset. What happened?
18 She doesn’t ___ to understand what I mean.
19 I love ___ the rain fall against the window.
20 The flowers ___ wonderful this morning.
21 That coffee ___ bitter. Did you forget the sugar?
22 He ___ as if he were about to cry.
23 Be quiet! I’m trying to ___ the baby breathing.
24 The baby ___ happy whenever she hears music.
25 I’m ___ the soup to see if it needs salt.
26 That dog ___ dangerous. Don’t go near it.
27 The sea ___ beautiful at sunset.
28 I can ___ someone singing downstairs.
29 The milk ___ strange. I think it’s gone off.
30 It ___ like they’ve already finished their project.
Part 3 – Error Correction (10 questions)
Find and correct the error in each sentence.
31 The coffee is smelling very good today.
32 She looks happily in her new dress.
33 The soup is taste terrible.
34 I am hearing someone outside.
35 He looks as he is angry.
36 The music sounds beautifully.
37 The baby feels himself sleepy.
38 You are seem worried.
39 The sky is appear clear.
40 The cake tasted deliciously.
Part 4 – Sentence Transformation (10 questions)
Rewrite the sentence using the word in brackets.
41 I think this perfume is nice.
→ This perfume ___ nice. (smell)
42 I believe she is angry.
→ She ___ angry. (seem)
43 That soup has a great flavor.
→ That soup ___ great. (taste)
44 He looks like he’s tired.
→ He ___ tired. (seem)
45 I’m trying the sauce to check its flavor.
→ I’m ___ the sauce. (taste)
46 I think this song is beautiful.
→ This song ___ beautiful. (sound)
47 You look like your brother.
→ You ___ your brother. (resemble)
48 I can hear someone crying.
→ Someone ___ in the next room. (cry)
49 That man appears to be sad.
→ That man ___ sad. (look)
50 I’m touching the fabric to check how soft it is.
→ I’m ___ the fabric. (feel)
Part 5 – Dialogue Completion (5 questions)
51
A: The soup smells delicious!
B: Yes, it also ___ great once you try it.
52
A: You ___ worried. Is everything okay?
B: I just had a stressful day.
53
A: Can you ___ that music from next door?
B: Yes, it’s really loud!
54
A: This cake ___ amazing!
B: Thanks! It’s my grandma’s recipe.
55
A: How was the concert last night?
B: It ___ fantastic — the singer was incredible!
Part 6 – Short Reading (10 questions)
Read the short text and answer the questions.
It was early morning when Tom entered the garden. The grass smelled fresh after the rain, and the air felt cool. He looked around and saw the sky turning pink and gold. Everything seemed peaceful. Suddenly, he heard the sound of birds singing. Their song sounded cheerful, and the world appeared new again. Tom closed his eyes, listened carefully, and smiled.
56 What time of day was it?
(a) Morning
(b) Afternoon
(c) Evening
57 What did the grass smell like?
(a) Flowers
(b) Fresh air
(c) Coffee
58 How did the air feel?
(a) Hot
(b) Cool
(c) Heavy
59 What two colors are mentioned in the sky?
(a) Blue and white
(b) Pink and gold
(c) Green and red
60 What verb describes the birds’ song?
(a) looked
(b) sounded
(c) seemed
Answer
1 (b) – “Taste” stative for flavor.
2 (a) – “Look” + adjective for appearance.
3 (a) – “Smell” stative verb.
4 (b) – “Listen” → active focus.
5 (c) – “Hear” for sound perception.
6 (a) – “Seem” expresses appearance or impression.
7 (a) – “Feel” stative for temperature.
8 (b) – “Look” + adjective.
9 (a) – “Sound” + adjective.
10 (a) – “Taste” stative.
11 (a) – “Watch” for visual attention.
12 (a) – “Look” + adjective for sky’s appearance.
13 (a) – “Hear” → perception verb.
14 (a) – “Sound” stative.
15 (b) – “Sound like” for impression.
16 smelled – “Smell of” for odor.
17 look – “Look” + adjective.
18 seem – “Seem to + verb.”
19 watching – Continuous for active observation.
20 smell – Stative; describes odor.
21 tastes – Stative; flavor description.
22 looks – “Look as if + clause.”
23 hear – Perception of sound.
24 looks – “Look” + adjective.
25 tasting – Dynamic; trying flavor.
26 looks – Appearance.
27 looks – Describes beauty.
28 hear – Sound perception.
29 smells – Odor description.
30 seems – “Seem like/as if + clause.”
31 smells – “Smell” stative; not continuous.
32 looks happy – “Look” + adjective.
33 tastes – Stative form.
34 hear – Perception verb not continuous here.
35 looks as if he is angry – Correct pattern.
36 sounds beautiful – “Sound” + adjective.
37 feels sleepy – “Feel” + adjective; no reflexive.
38 seem – “You seem,” no auxiliary.
39 appears – Not used in continuous.
40 tasted delicious – “Taste” + adjective.
41 smells – Stative sense.
42 seems – Impression or appearance.
43 tastes – Flavor description.
44 seems – “Seem” same meaning as “look like.”
45 tasting – Dynamic for active trial.
46 sounds – Impression by hearing.
47 resemble – Same as “look like.”
48 is crying – Progressive action.
49 looks – “Look” + adjective.
50 feeling – Active sense of touch.
51 tastes – Flavor description.
52 look – “Look worried” → appearance.
53 hear – Sound perception.
54 tastes – Flavor.
55 sounded – Past impression.
56 (a) – “Early morning.”
57 (b) – “Smelled fresh after the rain.”
58 (b) – “The air felt cool.”
59 (b) – “Pink and gold.”
60 (b) – “The song sounded cheerful.”