Verbs of the senses – English Grammar Test for B2
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Part 1 – Multiple Choice (15 questions)
1 This coffee ___ amazing! Where did you buy it?
(a) tastes
(b) is tasting
(c) taste
2 You ___ wonderful in that suit.
(a) look
(b) looks
(c) are looking
3 The sky ___ so dark; I think it’s going to rain.
(a) looks
(b) look
(c) is looking
4 Can you ___ that noise in the garden?
(a) hearing
(b) hear
(c) listen
5 The new perfume ___ like flowers and vanilla.
(a) smells
(b) is smelling
(c) smell
6 It ___ as if she’s hiding something.
(a) seems
(b) is seeming
(c) seem
7 Don’t touch that! It ___ very hot.
(a) feel
(b) feels
(c) is feeling
8 Your plan ___ like a good idea.
(a) sounds
(b) is sounding
(c) sound
9 I can’t ___ you clearly — could you repeat that?
(a) listen
(b) hearing
(c) hear
10 The children ___ excited about the trip.
(a) look
(b) looks
(c) looking
11 She doesn’t ___ to understand the situation.
(a) seems
(b) seem
(c) is seeming
12 This pizza ___ awful!
(a) is tasting
(b) taste
(c) tastes
13 He ___ the match on TV every weekend.
(a) sees
(b) looks
(c) watches
14 The flowers ___ beautiful in the sunlight.
(a) looks
(b) look
(c) are looking
15 I could ___ the wind whistling through the trees.
(a) listen
(b) hear
(c) hearing
Part 2 – Gap-Fill Sentences (15 questions)
16 When I walked into the room, it ___ of fresh bread.
17 You ___ tired. Maybe you should take a rest.
18 The music ___ too loud. Could you turn it down?
19 I’m ___ the soup to see if it’s salty enough.
20 She doesn’t ___ to like her new job.
21 That story ___ true, but it’s actually fiction.
22 It ___ like we’ve met before.
23 I could ___ someone crying in the distance.
24 This fruit juice ___ sour — maybe it’s old.
25 The jacket ___ perfect on you!
26 The students ___ nervous before the presentation.
27 I love ___ the sunrise in the mountains.
28 The perfume ___ sweet and elegant.
29 The sea ___ calm this morning.
30 I can’t ___ anything; it’s completely dark.
Part 3 – Error Correction (10 questions)
Find and correct the error.
31 The cake is tasting too sweet.
32 He looks happily in his new uniform.
33 The teacher is seem angry.
34 I am hearing some strange noises.
35 It sounds beautifully.
36 The flowers smell goodly.
37 The soup is taste terrible.
38 She feels herself tired.
39 The sky is appear clear now.
40 The baby looks happily when she sees her mom.
Part 4 – Sentence Transformation (10 questions)
Rewrite the sentence using the word in brackets.
41 I believe this song is nice.
→ This song ___ nice. (sound)
42 I think the soup is delicious.
→ The soup ___ delicious. (taste)
43 I can hear someone laughing in the kitchen.
→ Someone ___ in the kitchen. (laugh)
44 You look like your sister.
→ You ___ your sister. (resemble)
45 It appears that he is tired.
→ He ___ tired. (seem)
46 The coffee has a nice smell.
→ The coffee ___ nice. (smell)
47 I’m touching the fabric to check its texture.
→ I’m ___ the fabric. (feel)
48 The teacher appears to be strict.
→ The teacher ___ strict. (look)
49 I’m trying the soup to check the flavor.
→ I’m ___ the soup. (taste)
50 She gives the impression of being nervous.
→ She ___ nervous. (seem)
Part 5 – Dialogue Completion (5 questions)
51
A: This restaurant smells amazing!
B: Yes, and everything ___ as good as it smells.
52
A: You ___ worried. What happened?
B: I forgot my presentation at home.
53
A: Can you ___ that? It’s like someone shouting outside!
B: Oh no, maybe the neighbors again.
54
A: How was the concert?
B: It ___ fantastic — I loved every moment.
55
A: That soup ___ strange. Did you add too much salt?
B: Maybe! I didn’t taste it before serving.
Part 6 – Short Reading (10 questions)
Read the passage and answer the questions.
It was late afternoon when Maria walked into the garden. The air smelled of orange blossoms, and the sun looked soft through the trees. She could hear bees buzzing nearby, and it all sounded peaceful. Maria closed her eyes and felt the warm breeze on her face. For a moment, everything seemed still and perfect. Then she heard her little daughter laughing in the distance. That sound, she thought, was the sweetest music in the world.
56 What time of day was it?
(a) Morning
(b) Afternoon
(c) Night
57 What did the air smell of?
(a) Roses
(b) Orange blossoms
(c) Coffee
58 How did the sun look?
(a) Bright and strong
(b) Soft through the trees
(c) Hidden behind clouds
59 What could Maria hear nearby?
(a) The wind
(b) Bees buzzing
(c) Children singing
60 What was the “sweetest music” for Maria?
(a) The birds
(b) The radio
(c) Her daughter’s laughter
Answer
1 (a) – “Taste” is stative for flavor.
2 (a) – “Look” + adjective for appearance.
3 (a) – “Look” + adjective.
4 (b) – “Hear” for sound perception.
5 (a) – “Smell” stative; “like” for comparison.
6 (a) – “Seem” expresses impression.
7 (b) – “Feel” stative for temperature.
8 (a) – “Sound like” to express opinion.
9 (c) – “Hear” fits context.
10 (a) – “Look” + adjective.
11 (b) – “Seem” bare infinitive after “doesn’t.”
12 (c) – “Taste” stative.
13 (c) – “Watch” for visual observation.
14 (b) – “Look” + adjective.
15 (b) – “Hear” for perception of sound.
16 smelled – “Smell of” + noun.
17 look – “Look tired.”
18 sounds – Describes auditory impression.
19 tasting – Dynamic action.
20 seem – “Seem to + verb.”
21 sounds – Describes impression of truth.
22 seems – “Seem like” used for impression.
23 hear – Perception of sound.
24 tastes – Flavor description.
25 looks – “Look good on someone.”
26 looked – Appearance in the past.
27 watching – Continuous for active viewing.
28 smells – Odor description.
29 looks – Appearance.
30 see – Visual perception.
31 tastes – “Taste” not used in continuous.
32 looks happy – “Look” + adjective.
33 seems – Not “is seem.”
34 hear – Perception verb; no continuous here.
35 sounds beautiful – “Sound” + adjective.
36 smells good – “Smell” + adjective.
37 tastes – Stative form.
38 feels tired – No reflexive.
39 appears – Stative, not continuous.
40 looks happy – “Look” + adjective.
41 sounds – “Sound” for impression by hearing.
42 tastes – “Taste” for flavor.
43 is laughing – Progressive action heard.
44 resemble – Same as “look like.”
45 seems – Impression or appearance.
46 smells – Odor description.
47 feeling – Active use for texture.
48 looks – Appearance.
49 tasting – Dynamic testing flavor.
50 seems – “Seem” + adjective.
51 tastes – Flavor description.
52 look – Appearance or emotion.
53 hear – Perception of sound.
54 sounded – Past impression.
55 tastes – Flavor description.
56 (b) – “Late afternoon.”
57 (b) – “Smelled of orange blossoms.”
58 (b) – “Sun looked soft through the trees.”
59 (b) – “Bees buzzing nearby.”
60 (c) – “Her daughter’s laughter.”