cooking verbs
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to bake [beik]
to boil [boil]
to chop [t∫op, AE t∫a:p]
to cut [kʌt, AE kǝt]
to fry [frai]
to grate [greit]
to pour [po: , AE po:r]
to whisk [wisk] to roast [rǝust, AE roust]
to slice [slais] to spread [spred]
Exercise 1 - Fill in the gaps with the verbs below:
1. If you _____ patatoes in oil, you can make French fries.
2. Bill _____ the skin off the peach and _____ it into little pieces.
3. Ann will _____ eggs, milk, sugar and flour. Then she will _____ the cake in the oven.
4. You need to _____ the mixture using the wooden spoon.
5. _____ the pasta for fifteen minutes or until soft.
6. He _____ dinner for his family every Saturday.
Exercise 2 - Match a verb in the first column with a definition in the blue column.
• A - Squeeze.......• B - Melt ............• C - Pour ............• D - Stir ..............• E - Beat ............• F - Sprinkle .......• G - Grate ..........• H - Steam .........
• 1 - Transfer liquid from a container.• 2 - To reduce to small particles by rubbing on
something rough.• 3 - To slowly mix something in order to blend it.• 4 - To change or to cause something to change
from a solid to a liquid, usually because of heat.• 5 - To cook, heat, or treat something with steam.• 6 - To extract juice, sap or the like by applying
pressure.• 7 To overspread with drops or particles of water,
powder or...• 8 - To make a mixture smooth by rapidly turning
it using a hand beater, electric mixer, wire whisk or a spoon.