Before you cook, you wash the vegetables, cut them into small pieces, and mix them together.
Getting food ready
wash /wɑːʃ/ — wash the carrots in water
cut /kʌt/ — cut the onion
mix /mɪks/ — mix the eggs with a spoon
Try it: The carrots are dirty. First Camila ___ them. (washes / serves / mixes) Answer: washes — Dirty vegetables go under the water first. You wash them.
Cooking and serving
When the food is ready, you add salt, put it on a plate, and serve it to your friends.
add /æd/ — add the salt
put /pʊt/ — put it in the pot
serve /sɜːrv/ — serve the soup
Try it: The soup is ready. Wei ___ it to the class. (serves / washes / cuts) Answer: serves — When food is ready, you bring it to people. You serve it.