Cooking

Cooking

Word List

Word Definition Example
boil /bɔɪl/to heat water until it bubblesBoil the water, then add the pasta.
fry /fraɪ/to cook food in hot oil in a panI fry the eggs in a little oil.
bake /beɪk/to cook bread or cakes in an ovenWe bake a chocolate cake for 40 minutes.
chop /tʃɒp/to cut into small pieces with a knifeChop the onion into small pieces.
stir /stɜːr/to move a spoon round and round in a liquidStir the soup with a wooden spoon.
recipe /ˈres.ɪ.pi/the instructions that tell you how to cook somethingI followed my grandmother's recipe for apple pie.
ingredient /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/one of the foods you need to make a dishFlour, eggs and milk are the ingredients for pancakes.
oven /ˈʌv.ən/the hot box in a kitchen where you bake foodPut the pizza in the oven for 15 minutes.
pan /pæn/a round metal pot with a long handle, for fryingHeat some oil in a frying pan.
slice /slaɪs/to cut bread or meat into thin, flat piecesCan you slice the bread for the sandwiches?

Cooking — Practice

Which word is it?

  1. To heat water until it bubbles:  
  2. To cook food in hot oil in a pan:  
  3. To cook bread or cakes in an oven:  
  4. To cut into small pieces with a knife:  
  5. To move a spoon round and round in a liquid:  
  6. The instructions that tell you how to cook something:  
  7. One of the foods you need to make a dish:  
  8. The hot box in a kitchen where you bake food:  
  9. A round metal pot with a long handle, for frying:  
  10. To cut bread or meat into thin, flat pieces:  

Complete the sentences

  1. I   the eggs in a little oil.
  2.   the soup with a wooden spoon.
  3. Put the pizza in the   for 15 minutes.
  4.   the water, then add the pasta.
  5.   the onion into small pieces.
  6. Flour, eggs and milk are the   for pancakes.
  7. Can you   the bread for the sandwiches?
  8. We   a chocolate cake for 40 minutes.
  9. I followed my grandmother's   for apple pie.
  10. Heat some oil in a frying  .

Cooking — Answer Key

Which word is it?

  1. boil
  2. fry
  3. bake
  4. chop
  5. stir
  6. recipe
  7. ingredient
  8. oven
  9. pan
  10. slice

Complete the sentences

  1. fry
  2. Stir
  3. oven
  4. Boil
  5. Chop
  6. ingredients
  7. slice
  8. bake
  9. recipe
  10. pan