Cooking Verbs

to bake [beik]

to boil [boil]

to chop [t∫op, AE t∫a:p]

to cut [kʌt, AE kǝt]

to fry [frai]

to grate [greit]

to heat [hi:t]

to mix [miks]

to peel [pi:l]

to grill [gril]

to pour [po: , AE po:r]

to whisk [wisk] to roast [rǝust, AE roust]

to slice [slais] to spread [spred]

[stǝ:, stǝ:r]

[sti:m]

[bi:t]

[kuk]

[ka:v, ka:rv]

[melt]

[skwi:z]

[sprinkl]

Exercise 1 - Fill in the gaps with the verbs below:

1. If you _____ patatoes in oil, you can make French fries.

2. Bill _____ the skin off the peach and _____ it into little pieces.

3. Ann will _____ eggs, milk, sugar and flour. Then she will _____ the cake in the oven.

4. You need to _____ the mixture using the wooden spoon.

5. _____ the pasta for fifteen minutes or until soft.

6. He _____ dinner for his family every Saturday.

Exercise 2 - Match a verb in the first column with a definition in the blue column.

• A - Squeeze.......• B - Melt ............• C - Pour ............• D - Stir ..............• E - Beat ............• F - Sprinkle .......• G - Grate ..........• H - Steam .........

• 1 - Transfer liquid from a container.• 2 - To reduce to small particles by rubbing on

something rough.• 3 - To slowly mix something in order to blend it.• 4 - To change or to cause something to change

from a solid to a liquid, usually because of heat.• 5 - To cook, heat, or treat something with steam.• 6 - To extract juice, sap or the like by applying

pressure.• 7 To overspread with drops or particles of water,

powder or...• 8 - To make a mixture smooth by rapidly turning

it using a hand beater, electric mixer, wire whisk or a spoon.

Answers:

• A – 6• B – 4• C – 1• D – 3• E – 8• F – 7• G – 2• H – 5

1. Fry2. Peeled, Choped3. Mix, Bake4. Stir5. Boil6. Cooks

Exercise 1 Exercise 2