Look, Smell, Taste + Adjective; Very, Really, A Bit

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How to use this lesson

For the teacher:

Guide students through the rule table, then give them 12 minutes to complete the practice items.

Check answers together on the board and review the short explanations for each item.

For the learner:

First, read the four easy rules and check each example sentence.

Next, answer each question below and check your results carefully.

Grammar Rules: Describing Food

Rule	Example
look + adjective describes how food looks.	The soup looks good.
smell + adjective describes the smell.	It smells sweet.
taste + adjective describes the taste (use good, not well).	It tastes a bit sour.
very / really / a bit go before the adjective.	It is really spicy.

1. Choose the correct sentence to describe the fish in the kitchen: (fresh)

____ The fish looks freshly. ____ The fish looks fresh. ____ The fish is look fresh.

2. Choose the correct sentence for the warm bread: (delicious)

____ The homemade bread smells delicious. ____ The homemade bread smells deliciously. ____ The homemade bread smell delicious.

3. Choose the correct sentence about the hot sauce: (good)

____ This tomato sauce tastes well. ____ This tomato sauce is tasting well. ____ This tomato sauce tastes good.

4. Choose the sentence with the correct word order: (hot)

____ When you fry the onions, the pan looks hot really. ____ When you fry the onions, the pan looks really hot. ____ When you fry the onions, the really pan looks hot.

5. Rewrite the sentence using the verb smells instead of looks: (fresh)

Original: The chopped garlic looks fresh.

____

6. Rewrite the sentence using the verb tastes instead of smells: (delicious)

Original: This new recipe smells delicious.

____

7. Rewrite the sentence using the verb looks instead of tastes: (sweet)

Original: The homemade dessert tastes sweet.

____

8. Fill in the blank with one word to describe the look of the soup: (good)

When you boil the vegetables, the soup ____ really good.

9. Fill in the blank with very, really, or a bit to show a small amount: (sour)

This lemon sauce tastes ____ sour, so do not add more lemon.

10. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the adjective: (delicious)

Every ingredient in this salad smells ____.

11. Correct the error in this chat message: (tastes)

"Hi Sam! I am in the kitchen now. My brother cooked fish for dinner. It tastes very well!"

Select the sentence with the correct change:

____ Change 'tastes' to 'is tasting'. ____ Change 'well' to 'good'. ____ Change 'very' to 'bit'.

12. Correct the error in this text message to a friend: (salty)

"I tried to chop and fry the meat, but the sauce tastes salty very."

Type the corrected final part: the sauce tastes ___ ___

____

How to use this lesson

Grammar Rules: Describing Food

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