Sensory Verbs + like
Your hair is so soft. (silk)
It feels like silk.
meet / you / am / delighted / to / I
I am delighted to meet you.
They're very fast learners.
They learn very fast.
tennis
/s/
syllable
3 syllables, 1st syllable stress --> syl la ble
These cookies are delicious. (chocolate)
They taste like chocolate.
co-workers / with / easy / work / my / to / are
My co-workers are easy to work with.
We're incredibly good drivers.
We drive incredibly well.
sweet dessert
/s/, /z/
shocked
1 syllable - No stress
Alan's voice makes me think of his father. (a lot / father)
He sounds a lot like his father.
to / understand / difficult / the /were /instructions
The instructions were difficult to understand.
I'm not at all a bad dancer.
I don't dance badly at all.
My socks smell like cheese.
/s/, /s/, /s/, /z/
anxious
1st syllable - anx ious
These candles have a nice scent. (a little / vanilla)
They smell a little like vanilla.
They are lucky to have you on the team.
Paul is an extremely hard worker.
Paul works extremely hard.
Sensory verbs express a state.
/s/, /s/, /z/, /s/, /s/
creative
3 syllables, 2nd syllable stress --> cre a tive
Helen is beautiful in that long white dress. (a little / bride)
She looks a little like a bride.
learn / eager / the / new/ software / the / to / are / employees
The employees are eager to learn the new software.
It's not very easy for her to learn new things.
She doesn't learn new things very easily.
Your sister's singing sounds so squeaky.
/s/, /s/, /z/, /s/, /s/, /z/, /s/, /s/
automatically
5 syllables, 3rd syllable stress --> au to ma ti ca ly
We do NOT pronounce the "ca" syllable.