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).