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The freshly baked chocolate cookies __________ absolutely delicious.
Smell/Taste
You either smell the cookies or you taste it.
Plural subject (cookies) => base verb.
Put on this winter jacket; it __________ really warm and soft.
Touch (texture)
Singular subject (it) $\rightarrow$ adds -s.
Your plan to hold a public speaking contest __________ exciting!
Sounds
sensory focus = hearing
The prosecutor's arguments __________ very logical to the jury.
sounds
Hearing
Plural subject (arguments) $\rightarrow$ base verb.
Watch out, that soup is hot! It __________ a bit spicy too.
Tastes
tastes
Singular subject (it) = adds -s.
The old books in the school storeroom __________ dusty.
smell
After practicing her speech all day, Shadrina __________ tired.
feels
Internal State/Touch
Singular subject (Shadrina) adds -s.
Look at the sky! The weather __________ perfect for a playground activity.
This new fabric doesn't __________ smooth; it is quite rough.
feel
The perfume she sprayed in the classroom __________ like fresh flowers.
smells
The courtroom suddenly __________ completely silent when the judge walked in.
sounded (past tense)
I don't want to eat this bread; it __________ sour and old.
tastes
Wow, your voice __________ very confident through that microphone!
sounds
This Cilembu sweet potato cheesecake __________ incredibly sweet and velvety.
tastes
This new blanket is amazing; it __________ so cozy.
feels