Vegetables (A1 Vocabulary)

These vegetables grow under the ground. An orange carrot, a brown potato, and a round onion.

Vegetables from the ground

• carrot /ˈkær.ət/ — an orange carrot
• potato /pəˈteɪ.toʊ/ — a big potato
• onion /ˈʌn.jən/ — a white onion
• Try it: Choose the word: (carrot / tomato / lettuce) Answer: carrot — This is a carrot.

For a salad

You often eat these fresh. A red tomato, a green cucumber, green lettuce, and a pepper.

• tomato /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ — a red tomato
• cucumber /ˈkjuː.kʌm.bɚ/ — a fresh cucumber
• lettuce /ˈlɛt.ɪs/ — green lettuce
• pepper /ˈpɛp.ɚ/ — a green pepper
• Try it: Choose the word: (tomato / potato / mushroom) Answer: tomato — This is a tomato.

More vegetables

A mushroom is soft and grows in the dark, broccoli is a small green tree shape, and corn is yellow.

• mushroom /ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/ — a small mushroom
• broccoli /ˈbrɑː.kə.li/ — fresh broccoli
• corn /kɔːrn/ — yellow corn
• Try it: Choose the word: (broccoli / corn / onion) Answer: broccoli — This is broccoli.