Fill in the Blanks Verbs of perceptionOnline version Read the text below and fill in the gaps as appropriate, using the appropriate verb of perception (with or without "like")! by Vashti Humphrey 1 looked like like sounded smelt looked seemed like looked felt sounded Based on the statements witnesses made to the police , it the two suspects had been watching the house for a long time . The first man well - educated ; he always smart , in fact he usually he was going to , or on his way back from , a business meeting . The second man a lot more suspicious : according to descriptions , his hair always messy , he bad if anyone got too near and people they did not want to approach him .