Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of smell.
1. We ……………………… the stew out in the hallway.
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Smell can be regular or irregular.
2. The room ………………………. of incense.
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With this meaning smell is not used in the continuous form.
3. This cheese …………………….
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4. I …………………….. something funny about that plan.
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5. These flowers smell …………………………
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Smell is a copular verb. It is modified by adjectives, not adverbs.
6. The cake smells ………………………
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7. The room smelt …………………….. cigarettes.
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We say smell of or smell like.
8. Your dog ………………….
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9. I ………………………. something burning.
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10. I ……………………….. the fish to see if it is fresh.
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11. She always smells ............................ lavender.
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12. I can smell something ............................ here.
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Answers
- We smelled / smelt the stew out in the hallway.
- The room smells of incense.
- This cheese smells.
- I smell something funny about that plan.
- These flowers smell beautiful.
- The cake smells delicious.
- The room smelt of cigarettes.
- Your dog smells.
- I can smell something burning.
- I am smelling the fish to see if it is fresh.
- She always smells of / like lavender.
- I can smell something rotten / rotting here.
