noun · neutral
vegetable
UK/ˈvɛdʒtəbl/US/ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/VEG·e·table
Band 5-6speakingtask2
A plant or part of a plant used as food, such as lettuce, carrots, or potatoes.
Examples
“You should eat more vegetables for a balanced diet.”
“I grow some vegetables in my small garden.”
“The soup has mixed vegetables in it.”
Band 8 sentence
“Including a variety of vegetables in every meal helps ensure you get enough vitamins and fibre.”
Collocations
- fresh vegetables
- vegetable soup
- vegetable garden
Word family
vegetable nounvegetarian noun/adjectivevegetarianism noun
Common mistakes
I don't like vegetable.→I don't like vegetables.
He doesn't eat vegetable.→He doesn't eat vegetables.
Say it for a higher band
5veg→6greens→7+vegetable
Synonyms
veg
Easily confused
veg
“I need to buy some veg for tonight's dinner.”
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