Fruits and Vegetables (A1 Vocabulary)

These sweet fruits are easy to find. An apple, a banana, an orange, and grapes.

Common fruits

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

Summer fruits

A red strawberry, a big watermelon, and a sour yellow lemon.

• strawberry /ˈstrɔː.bɛr.i/ — a red strawberry
• watermelon /ˈwɔː.tɚˌmɛl.ən/ — a big watermelon
• lemon /ˈlɛm.ən/ — a sour lemon
• Try it: Choose the word: (watermelon / tomato / broccoli) Answer: watermelon — This is a watermelon.

Vegetables

These are vegetables, not fruit. An orange carrot, a red tomato, a brown potato, green broccoli, and a green cucumber.

• carrot /ˈkær.ət/ — a fresh carrot
• tomato /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ — a red tomato
• potato /pəˈteɪ.toʊ/ — a big potato
• broccoli /ˈbrɑː.kə.li/ — green broccoli
• cucumber /ˈkjuː.kʌm.bɚ/ — a fresh cucumber
• Try it: Choose the word: (carrot / strawberry / banana) Answer: carrot — This is a carrot.