soup · pasta
soup = a liquid dish often made with vegetables or meat; pasta = food such as spaghetti or macaroni
We have vegetable soup for lunch.
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Food and kitchen basics · A1. soup = a liquid dish often made with vegetables or meat; pasta = food such as spaghetti or macaroni
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a liquid dish often made with vegetables or meat
In a sentence
We have vegetable soup for lunch.
We have vegetable soup for lunch.
Useful combinations
a bowl of soupvegetable soup
Word forms & family
Fixed expression
Similar meanings & paraphrases
No common direct equivalent for this sense.
These match this sense. Word families can change meaning; near meanings are not always interchangeable.
Here “soup” means a liquid dish often made with vegetables or meat. Practise the combinations “a bowl of soup” and “vegetable soup”.
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butter · salt
butter = a soft yellow food made from cream; salt = a white food used to give food a salty taste
I put butter on my toast.
sugar · coffee
sugar = a sweet food added to food and drinks; coffee = a hot drink made from dark brown beans
I do not put sugar in my tea.
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Which word means “a liquid dish often made with vegetables or meat”?
Choose the best answer.
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Step 1 · Warm-up
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Step 2 · Build the skill
0/2butter · salt
butter = a soft yellow food made from cream; salt = a white food used to give food a salty taste
I put butter on my toast.03
Step 3 · Build the skill
0/2sugar · coffee
sugar = a sweet food added to food and drinks; coffee = a hot drink made from dark brown beans
I do not put sugar in my tea.04
Step 4 · Meaning & use review
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A1Food and kitchen basics
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Which word means “a liquid dish often made with vegetables or meat”?
Choose the best answer.
- pasta
- salt
- soup
- butter
Answer & explanation
soup
“soup” means a liquid dish often made with vegetables or meat. The clue is “a liquid dish often made with vegetables or meat”.
Which word means a liquid dish often served in a bowl and made with vegetables or meat? ___.
Choose the best answer.
- salt
- pasta
- soup
- butter
Answer & explanation
soup
“soup” means a liquid dish often made with vegetables or meat. The clue is “Which word means a liquid dish often served in a bowl and made with vegetables or meat? ___.”.
Which word means “food such as spaghetti or macaroni”?
Choose the best answer.
- salt
- sugar
- pasta
- butter
Answer & explanation
pasta
“pasta” means food such as spaghetti or macaroni. The clue is “food such as spaghetti or macaroni”.
Spaghetti and macaroni are types of ___.
Choose the best answer.
- butter
- sugar
- salt
- pasta
Answer & explanation
pasta
“pasta” means food such as spaghetti or macaroni. The clue is “Spaghetti and macaroni are types of ___.”.
Which word means “a soft yellow food made from cream”?
Choose the best answer.
- salt
- butter
- sugar
- coffee
Answer & explanation
butter
“butter” means a soft yellow food made from cream. The clue is “a soft yellow food made from cream”.
Which soft yellow food is made from cream and often put on bread? ___.
Choose the best answer.
- coffee
- butter
- sugar
- salt
Answer & explanation
butter
“butter” means a soft yellow food made from cream. The clue is “Which soft yellow food is made from cream and often put on bread? ___.”.
Which word means “a white food used to give food a salty taste”?
Choose the best answer.
- soup
- sugar
- salt
- coffee
Answer & explanation
salt
“salt” means a white food used to give food a salty taste. The clue is “a white food used to give food a salty taste”.
Which white food tastes salty, not sweet? ___.
Choose the best answer.
- soup
- salt
- sugar
- coffee
Answer & explanation
salt
“salt” means a white food used to give food a salty taste. The clue is “Which white food tastes salty, not sweet? ___.”.
Which word means “a sweet food added to food and drinks”?
Choose the best answer.
- sugar
- soup
- pasta
- coffee
Answer & explanation
sugar
“sugar” means a sweet food added to food and drinks. The clue is “a sweet food added to food and drinks”.
Which substance is used to make tea or cakes taste sweet? ___.
Choose the best answer.
- pasta
- coffee
- sugar
- soup
Answer & explanation
sugar
“sugar” means a sweet food added to food and drinks. The clue is “Which substance is used to make tea or cakes taste sweet? ___.”.
Which word means “a hot drink made from dark brown beans”?
Choose the best answer.
- soup
- coffee
- butter
- pasta
Answer & explanation
coffee
“coffee” means a hot drink made from dark brown beans. The clue is “a hot drink made from dark brown beans”.
Which drink is made from roasted beans rather than tea leaves? ___.
Choose the best answer.
- soup
- butter
- coffee
- pasta
Answer & explanation
coffee
“coffee” means a hot drink made from dark brown beans. The clue is “Which drink is made from roasted beans rather than tea leaves? ___.”.