Food Vocabulary Worksheet
Word tip (Taste it in your mind): Five taste words: sugar is sweet, a lemon is sour, sea water is salty, karela is bitter, chillies are spicy. Meals by time: breakfast in the morning, lunch at midday, dinner at night. Group foods: fruits, vegetables, drinks and sweets — the odd one out belongs to another group.
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- 1.Fill the gap: Sugar tastes ___. (a) bitter (b) salty (c) sour (d) sweet
- 2.What does “honey” mean? (a) the meal at night (b) milk set overnight (c) steps to cook a dish (d) sweet food made by bees
- 3.Fill the gap: Jalebi is a ___. (a) vegetable (b) fruit (c) sweet (d) drink
- 4.What does “pickle” mean? (a) sweet food made by bees (b) flat round bread (c) raw vegetables to eat (d) spiced fruit kept in oil
- 5.Fill the gap: We sprinkle ___ on food to make it salty. (a) sugar (b) jaggery (c) honey (d) salt
- 6.What does “curd” mean? (a) the meal at midday (b) powder made from grain (c) a big, grand meal (d) milk set overnight
- 7.Which word means “melted, clear butter”? (a) dessert (b) jaggery (c) curd (d) ghee
- 8.What does “salad” mean? (a) sweet dish after a meal (b) the morning meal (c) a block of brown sugar (d) raw vegetables to eat
- 9.Fill the gap: Sea water tastes ___. (a) spicy (b) sweet (c) salty (d) sour
- 10.Which word is the odd one out? (a) peas (b) cauliflower (c) spinach (d) water
- 11.Which word means “the meal at night”? (a) dinner (b) dal (c) tiffin (d) chapati
- 12.What does “feast” mean? (a) sweet dish after a meal (b) a big, grand meal (c) milk set overnight (d) the morning meal
- 13.What does “paneer” mean? (a) fresh Indian cheese (b) small food between meals (c) the morning meal (d) a big, grand meal
- 14.Which word means “powder made from grain”? (a) flour (b) paneer (c) honey (d) recipe
- 15.Which word means “the meal at midday”? (a) paneer (b) dal (c) lunch (d) pickle
- 16.Which word means “a block of brown sugar”? (a) dessert (b) honey (c) jaggery (d) recipe
- 17.Which word means “the morning meal”? (a) dal (b) breakfast (c) pickle (d) menu
- 18.Which word means “a big, grand meal”? (a) breakfast (b) feast (c) curd (d) juice
- 19.Which word means “raw vegetables to eat”? (a) paneer (b) menu (c) salad (d) pickle
- 20.Fill the gap: Paneer is made from ___. (a) wheat (b) milk (c) honey (d) rice
- 21.What does “dinner” mean? (a) flat round bread (b) steps to cook a dish (c) a block of brown sugar (d) the meal at night
- 22.Fill the gap: Raw mango ___ is spicy and sour. (a) honey (b) milk (c) jaggery (d) pickle
- 23.Fill the gap: We eat ___ at midday, at about one o’clock. (a) lunch (b) breakfast (c) dinner
- 24.What does “dal” mean? (a) a big, grand meal (b) sweet food made by bees (c) the meal at night (d) cooked lentils
- 25.Which word means “list of dishes to order”? (a) lunch (b) paneer (c) menu (d) breakfast
- 26.Fill the gap: We eat ___ at night before going to bed. (a) dinner (b) lunch (c) breakfast
- 27.What does “dessert” mean? (a) fresh Indian cheese (b) cooked lentils (c) spiced fruit kept in oil (d) sweet dish after a meal
- 28.Fill the gap: Karela tastes ___. (a) sour (b) salty (c) bitter (d) sweet
- 29.Fill the gap: A potato is a ___. (a) fruit (b) spice (c) drink (d) vegetable
- 30.Which word means “milk set overnight”? (a) salad (b) honey (c) breakfast (d) curd
- 31.Fill the gap: A lemon tastes ___. (a) sweet (b) salty (c) spicy (d) sour
- 32.Which word is the odd one out? (a) brinjal (b) rasgulla (c) cabbage (d) onion
- 33.What does “menu” mean? (a) drink pressed from fruit (b) list of dishes to order (c) a big, grand meal (d) steps to cook a dish
- 34.Which word means “cooked lentils”? (a) jaggery (b) dal (c) lunch (d) dinner
- 35.What does “recipe” mean? (a) sweet dish after a meal (b) the meal at midday (c) milk set overnight (d) steps to cook a dish
- 36.Fill the gap: A mango is a ___. (a) drink (b) vegetable (c) spice (d) fruit
- 37.Which word is the odd one out? (a) potato (b) brinjal (c) spinach (d) mango
- 38.Which word is the odd one out? (a) banana (b) guava (c) apple (d) tea
- 39.Which word is the odd one out? (a) pineapple (b) mango (c) banana (d) ladoo
- 40.Which word means “fresh Indian cheese”? (a) dinner (b) feast (c) paneer (d) salad
Answer key
- sweet
- sweet food made by bees
- sweet
- spiced fruit kept in oil
- salt
- milk set overnight
- ghee
- raw vegetables to eat
- salty
- water
- dinner
- a big, grand meal
- fresh Indian cheese
- flour
- lunch
- jaggery
- breakfast
- feast
- salad
- milk
- the meal at night
- pickle
- lunch
- cooked lentils
- menu
- dinner
- sweet dish after a meal
- bitter
- vegetable
- curd
- sour
- rasgulla
- list of dishes to order
- dal
- steps to cook a dish
- fruit
- mango
- tea
- ladoo
- paneer
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