Brief description:

This crossword is designed to test students’ food vocabulary. These are common container / quantity expressions for uncountable food nouns. After completing the crossword, review the lesson on countable & uncountable nouns:

Instructions:

Read the clues and fill in the crossword with the correct word.

Clues:

Across

3. a slice of __________

6. a case of __________

7. a jar of _________

12. a box of __________

13. a bar of __________

14. a grain of __________

16. a scoop of _________

Down

1. a cube of __________

2. a glass of __________

4. a cup of __________

5. a tube of _________

6. a loaf of __________

8. a piece of __________

9. a can of __________

10. a bowl of __________

11. a plate of __________

13. a chunk of __________

15. a carton of __________

More Clues:

soup                   beer                  soda                    coffee                honey                 wine

cereal                 sugar                rice                      cheese              chocolate          ketchup

milk                     bread                pizza                    fruit                     ice cream         pasta

Answers:

Across

3. pizza

6. beer

7. honey

12. cereal

13. chocolate

14. rice

16. ice cream

Down

1. sugar

2. wine

4. coffee

5. ketchup

6. bread

8. fruit

9. soda

10. soup

11. pasta

13. cheese

15. milk

Glossary:

• Container (noun): an object with empty space inside, such as a box or a bottle, which can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it (Hộp, thùng chứa đồ nói chung)

• Slice (noun): a flat, often thin, piece of food that has been cut from a larger piece (Miếng (bánh))

• Case (noun): a box for storing things in (Hộp, thùng)

• Jar (noun): a glass or clay container, with a wide opening at the top and sometimes a fitted lid, which is usually used for storing food (Lọ, vại)

• Grain (noun): a seed from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat (Hạt (lúa, gạo))

• Scoop (noun): an amount held by a scoop, a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end which is used to dig out and move a soft or powdery substance (1) Viên (kem), (2) Muỗng múc kem

• Cube (noun): a solid object with six square sides of equal size (Khối, viên hình khối)

• Tube (noun): a container made from plastic, metal, rubber or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids or gases (Ống tuýp)

• Loaf (noun): bread which is shaped and baked in a single piece and can be sliced for eating (Ổ (bánh mì))

• Chunk (noun): a roughly cut piece (Một khoanh, một mẩu)

This material is provided by the Australian Centre for Education and Training (ACET).