Food and Drinks in English
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Learn 25 food and drink words in English: fruit, vegetables, basic food, drinks and the meals of the day. Listen to each word and read the example. Some food words are countable (an apple, two apples). Other words are uncountable (some rice, some water). Then do the exercises.
Fruit and vegetables (countable: an apple, two apples)
apple
I eat an apple every day.
banana
This banana is for you.
orange
There is an orange on the table.
tomato
There are two tomatoes in the fridge.
potato
We have got some potatoes for dinner.
carrot
My little brother doesn't like carrots.
Food we don't count (uncountable: some bread)
bread
Is there any bread?
rice
We often eat rice for dinner.
pasta
I love pasta.
cheese
There isn't any cheese in the fridge.
meat
My sister doesn't eat meat.
chicken
We have chicken and rice on Sundays.
fish
Do you like fish?
Eggs, sandwiches, salad and soup
egg
I have two eggs for breakfast.
sandwich
I have a cheese sandwich for lunch.
salad
She makes a salad every evening.
soup
This soup is very hot!
Drinks (uncountable: some water)
water
We always drink water at lunch.
milk
There is some milk in my coffee.
coffee
My dad drinks coffee every morning.
tea
Do you like tea with milk?
juice
I love orange juice.
Meals
breakfastthe first meal of the day, in the morning
I have breakfast at seven o'clock.
lunchthe meal in the middle of the day
What time do you have lunch?
dinnerthe meal in the evening
We have dinner at home with our family.
Practice exercises
Match the Food
Match each word with its picture.
Choose a word on the left, then its match on the right.
Choose the Correct Word
Choose the correct word for each sentence.
9.My mum drinks ___ every morning. It's hot and black.
10.I have ___ at seven o'clock in the morning. Then I go to school.
11.This fruit is long and yellow. It's a ___.
12.There are some ___ in the fridge.
13.There are two ___ on the table.
14.My dad makes ___ with tomatoes, carrots and potatoes. We eat it hot.
Write the Word
Look at the picture or the hint and write the missing word.
True or False
Decide if each statement is true or false.
21.Rice is uncountable, so we say 'some rice', not 'a rice'.
22.The plural of 'potato' is 'potatos'.
23.Breakfast is the meal in the evening.
24.We say 'an egg', not 'a egg'.
Food and Drinks in English: Words You Use Every Day
Food words are some of the first words you need in English. You use them at home, at school, in a shop and in a café. This page has 25 of them: fruit and vegetables, basic food like bread and rice, drinks, and the three meals of the day.
Many food words are countable. You can count them: an apple, two apples, an egg, three eggs. Other words are uncountable: bread, rice, pasta, cheese, meat, water, milk. You don't count them, so they have no a or an and no -s. Say some bread, not a bread, and some water, not waters.
Use some in affirmative sentences and any in negatives and questions: There is some milk. There isn't any cheese. Is there any bread? With plural countable words it is the same: There are some eggs. Are there any bananas?
To talk about meals, we usually say have: I have breakfast at seven o'clock. We have dinner at home. To talk about the food you like, use like, love or hate: I love pasta. My brother doesn't like carrots. Do you like fish?
The countable and uncountable nouns page has more practice with a, an, some and any. The exercises above help you learn the words: match each word with its picture, choose the right word, and write it.
Frequently asked questions
What are the meals of the day in English?
There are three: breakfast in the morning, lunch in the middle of the day and dinner in the evening. We usually say have: I have breakfast at seven. What time do you have lunch? Some people say supper for the meal in the evening.
Which food words are countable and which are uncountable?
Fruit and vegetables are usually countable: an apple, two apples, a carrot, three carrots. Eggs and sandwiches are countable too. Bread, rice, pasta, cheese, meat and all the drinks are uncountable: some bread, some water, not a bread or two waters.
Can I say 'a coffee' or 'two teas'?
Yes, in a café. There, a coffee means a cup of coffee: Two teas, please. At home and in most sentences, coffee and tea are uncountable: I drink coffee every morning. There is some tea.
What is the plural of potato and tomato?
Add -es: potatoes and tomatoes. Most other food words just add -s: apples, bananas, carrots, eggs. Sandwich also adds -es: sandwiches.
Is fish countable?
When fish is food, it is uncountable: I like fish. We have fish on Fridays. When it is an animal in the water, it is countable, and the plural is also fish: one fish, two fish.
Answer key
1. bread
Answer: 🍞
🍞 is bread. Bread is uncountable: we say some bread.
2. cheese
Answer: 🧀
🧀 is cheese. Cheese is uncountable: we say some cheese.
3. egg
Answer: 🥚
🥚 is an egg. Egg is countable: an egg, two eggs.
4. carrot
Answer: 🥕
🥕 is a carrot. Carrot is countable: a carrot, two carrots.
5. rice
Answer: 🍚
🍚 is rice. Rice is uncountable: we say some rice, not rices.
6. milk
Answer: 🥛
🥛 is milk, a white drink. Milk is uncountable: some milk.
7. potato
Answer: 🥔
🥔 is a potato. The plural is potatoes, with -es.
8. tea
Answer: 🍵
🍵 is tea, a hot drink. Tea is uncountable: some tea.
9. My mum drinks ___ every morning. It's hot and black.
Answer: coffee
Coffee is a drink, and it is often hot and black. We eat bread and cheese. We don't drink them.
10. I have ___ at seven o'clock in the morning. Then I go to school.
Answer: breakfast
Breakfast is the first meal of the day, in the morning. Lunch is in the middle of the day, and dinner is in the evening.
11. This fruit is long and yellow. It's a ___.
Answer: banana
A banana is long and yellow. A tomato is red, and a potato is a vegetable.
12. There are some ___ in the fridge.
Answer: eggs
There are needs a plural word: some eggs. Milk and cheese are uncountable, so we say there is some milk and there is some cheese.
13. There are two ___ on the table.
Answer: tomatoes
The plural of tomato is tomatoes, with -es. Potato is the same: potatoes.
14. My dad makes ___ with tomatoes, carrots and potatoes. We eat it hot.
Answer: soup
Soup is hot food with vegetables in it. Juice is a drink, and we don't make bread with tomatoes and carrots.
15. I have a cheese ___ for lunch.
Answer: sandwich
🥪 is a sandwich: bread with food in it, for example cheese.
16. We often eat chicken and ___ for dinner.
Answer: rice
🍚 is rice. Rice is uncountable, so there is no -s.
17. There are three ___ in the bag.
Answer: potatoes
There are three, so we need the plural: potatoes, with -es.
18. I drink orange ___ for breakfast.
Answer: juice
🧃 is juice. Orange juice is a drink made from oranges.
19. Is there any ___ for my sandwich?
Answer: cheese
🧀 is cheese. Cheese is uncountable, so we can say any cheese.
20. We have ___ at eight o'clock in the evening.
Answer: dinner
Dinner is the meal in the evening. Some people also say supper.
21. Rice is uncountable, so we say 'some rice', not 'a rice'.
Answer: True
Rice is uncountable: no a or an, and no -s. We say some rice.
22. The plural of 'potato' is 'potatos'.
Answer: False
The plural of potato is potatoes, with -es.
23. Breakfast is the meal in the evening.
Answer: False
Breakfast is the meal in the morning. The meal in the evening is dinner.
24. We say 'an egg', not 'a egg'.
Answer: True
Egg starts with a vowel sound, so we use an: an egg, an apple, an orange.