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Looks, feels, sounds and tastes join a thing to a describing word, as is does. No -ly after them: The bell sounds loud.

  1. Example 1Say it with seem in place of is or was.

    The pots are heavy.

    The pots seem heavy.

1 / 10 C38Choose the word that tells what it is like.

The baby seems ____. sleepilysleepy

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Example · Choose the word that tells what it is like.The candy smelled ____. (sweet / sweetly)The candy smelled sweet.
Example · Say it with seem in place of is or was.The pots are heavy.The pots seem heavy.
Example · Fix the describing word after the verb.The cats felt lazily.The cats felt lazy.
  1. Choose the word that tells what it is like.The baby seems ____. (sleepily / sleepy)
  2. Choose the word that tells what it is like.The cookies taste ____. (sweet / sweetly)
  3. Choose the word that tells what it is like.The bears feel ____. (hungry / hungrily)
  4. Choose the word that tells what it is like.The lamp looks ____. (brightly / bright)
  5. Say it with feel in place of is or was.The sheep were hungry.
  6. Say it with smell in place of is or was.Grandma's cookies were sweet.
  7. Say it with taste in place of is or was.The cookie was sweet.
  8. Fix the describing word after the verb.The dentist seems gently.
  9. Fix the describing word after the verb.The squirrel feels hungrily.
  10. Fix the describing word after the verb.The beds looked softly.
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Looks, feels, sounds · answer key

  1. sleepy
  2. sweet
  3. hungry
  4. bright
  5. The sheep felt hungry.
  6. Grandma's cookies smelled sweet. or Grandma's cookies smelt sweet.
  7. The cookie tasted sweet.
  8. The dentist seems gentle.
  9. The squirrel feels hungry.
  10. The beds looked soft.
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