Vocabulary 1 Use your dictionaries to explain the words below. What part of speech are they? How do we pronounce them? Which actions can you see in the pictures? What is the past tense of these verbs? • boil • fry • stir • dice • mix • bake • add • melt • peel • pour

Vocabulary Breakdown:

• boil
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /bɔɪl/
  • Action: To cook food in boiling water.
  • Past Tense: boiled
• fry
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /fraɪ/
  • Action: To cook food in hot fat or oil.
  • Past Tense: fried
• stir
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /stɜːr/
  • Action: To move something in a circular motion.
  • Past Tense: stirred
• dice
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /daɪs/
  • Action: To cut food into small cubes.
  • Past Tense: diced
• mix
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /mɪks/
  • Action: To combine two or more ingredients.
  • Past Tense: mixed
• bake
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /beɪk/
  • Action: To cook food in an oven using dry heat.
  • Past Tense: baked
• add
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /æd/
  • Action: To put something else into something.
  • Past Tense: added
• melt
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /melt/
  • Action: To change from a solid to a liquid state by heat.
  • Past Tense: melted
• peel
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /piːl/
  • Action: To remove the outer skin or rind of a fruit or vegetable.
  • Past Tense: peeled
• pour
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /pɔːr/
  • Action: To flow or cause to flow in a steady stream.
  • Past Tense: poured