verb phrase · informal
chop vegetables
UK/tʃɒp ˈvɛdʒ.tə.bəlz/US/tʃɑːp ˈvɛdʒ.tə.bəlz/chop VEG·e·ta·bles
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to cut vegetables into small pieces with a knife
Examples
“Before stir‑frying, I usually chop vegetables into bite‑sized pieces.”
“In the exam I said I chop vegetables at home most evenings.”
“My mum taught me to chop vegetables safely with a sharp knife.”
Band 8 sentence
“When I cook at home I usually chop vegetables first because it speeds up the whole process.”
Collocations
- chop into bite-sized pieces
- finely chop
Word family
chop verbchopped adjective / verbchopping noun / verb
Common mistakes
I chop the vegetable→I chop vegetables
I cut down vegetables→I chop vegetables
Say it for a higher band
5cut vegetables→6slice vegetables→7+chop vegetables
Synonyms
cut up
Easily confused
slice vegetables
“For a sandwich it's better to slice the tomatoes thinly rather than chop them.”
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