Unit 1 Vocabulary practice

The senses

Vocabulary extra

1 Complete the sentences with the correct sense nouns

4 Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs formed with

and adjectives.

the words in A and the words in B.

Without a sense of touch, you would be unable to feel

anything.
1 These crisps arent very
. The bag
must have been open for quite a long time.
2 Since my grandfather lost his
really missed listening to music.

hear

B into

like

look
of

see

through

swallow
up

Were looking into the possibility of opening our own

restaurant.

, hes

1 Have you ever

anosmia? Its
the word used to describe not having a sense of smell.

3 I have to leave the room when my brother takes off his

trainers theyre so
!
4 Please turn your music down! Its

A feel

2 Im learning to play the piano now. Its

all my free time.

3 Go to the party if you want, but Im staying in tonight.

I just dont
it.

5 Whenever Ive got a bad cold, I lose my sense of

. It affects my sense of taste, too.

4 This term at school is very hard, but I have to

it

Sense verbs

5 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the

2 Replace the underlined words with the correct sense

verbs in the list.

verbs.

feel

Tina looked admiringly at the plate of delicious food in

front of her. gazed

listen

see

sniff

Louise

Do you want to come to Maxines party?

1 My cat absolutely loves it when you run your hand

down his back.

Jack

Y es, please! I feel like a good party I havent

been to one in ages!

2 To be able to enjoy your meal as much as

possible, you need to appreciate every mouthful.

Louise

OK, but well have to go in secret. My parents

found out that I lied about my exam results. They
were so angry with me! Anyway, Im not allowed
to go out for a month. They dont trust me, so
theyre (1)
around at the
moment to see if Im doing something bad.

Jack

A whole month! Thats a bit unfair.

Louise

I know. Ill just have to (2)

it through. Anyway, I have to
(3)
out for my mum because
she might be able to hear our conversation, but
the partys on Saturday night. Can you make it?

Jack

Yes, Ill be there!

3 He looked for a long time as the chef prepared the

dinner.
4 My throat is so sore that I dont want to eat any
food. Its painful to make it go down my throat.

Adjective suffixes
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same

meaning as the first sentence. Use the bold words and

the correct suffixes.

6 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Two sentences

It seems as if this film will never end.

This film seems endless.

are correct.

1 Headaches can cause pain.

Headaches can

2 My aunt is a person who likes to dominate most

situations.

My aunt

3 Although they look identical, my twin brothers differ

in personality.

Despite looking identical, my twin brothers

Youre an actor, so you must

1 Adam touched on the subject, but he didnt really want

to discuss it.
2 The police are sniffing out for any information they can
get.
3 She hates travelling by train every day because it
swallows up all her money.

4 I dont feel into cooking, so shall we go out for dinner

instead?

5 The month after the break up of a relationship

can be tough, but you have to see through it.

4 As an actor, you have to persist to get what you want.

The bank manager said he would look in the problem with

my account. into

5 Jessie has a sense of adventure.

Jessie
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