Fruits (A1 Vocabulary)

These fruits are easy to find. An apple, a long yellow banana, an orange, and small green or purple grapes.

Everyday fruits

• apple /ˈæp.əl/ — a red apple
• banana /bəˈnæn.ə/ — a yellow banana
• orange /ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/ — a sweet orange
• grapes /ɡreɪps/ — green grapes
• Try it: Choose the word: (banana / apple / grapes) Answer: banana — This is a banana.

Sweet and juicy

These fruits are soft and sweet. A small red strawberry, a big green watermelon, a soft peach, and dark red cherries.

• strawberry /ˈstrɔː.bɛr.i/ — a red strawberry
• watermelon /ˈwɔː.tɚˌmɛl.ən/ — a big watermelon
• peach /piːtʃ/ — a soft peach
• cherries /ˈtʃɛr.iz/ — red cherries
• Try it: Choose the word: (watermelon / strawberry / peach) Answer: watermelon — This is a watermelon.

Two more fruits

A lemon is yellow and sour, and a pear is green and sweet.

• lemon /ˈlɛm.ən/ — a sour lemon
• pear /pɛr/ — a green pear
• Try it: Choose the word: (lemon / pear / banana) Answer: lemon — This is a lemon.