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Vegetables


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This page provides a list of vocabulary words that appear in the Vegetables Unit, both in the activities to play online and in the worksheets to download and print. Scroll down to explore!


Vocabulary words

The Vegetables Unit introduces kids to twelve English words:

• cabbage
• carrot
• cauliflower
• celery
• cucumber
• leek
• lettuce
• onion
• parsley
• peas
• potato
• tomato


The wordlist with pictures and short definitions below gives you a quick guide to the vocabulary used in the unit. You can also use it as a teaching tool to introduce, practise and revise English words connected with this topic.



English vocabulary: cabbage
  • cabbage
  • Has a round firm head of leaves.
English vocabulary: carrot
  • carrot
  • Orange, grows underground.
English vocabulary: cauliflower
  • cauliflower
  • Has a white centre surrounded by green leaves.
English vocabulary: celery
  • celery
  • Crisp and green.
English vocabulary: cucumber
  • cucumber
  • Green on the outside, white on the inside.
English words: leek
  • leek
  • Has mildly sharp-tasting leaves and thick stalk.
English words: lettuce
  • lettuce
  • Green and leafy, tastes good in salads.
English words: onion
  • onion
  • A sharp-tasting vegetable.
English words: parsley
  • parsley
  • Its leaves are used to decorate foods.
English words: peas
  • peas
  • Tiny, round and green, grow in pods.
English words: potato
  • potato
  • Grows underground; has white flesh with brown skin.
English words: tomato
  • tomato
  • Soft and red.