Fruit and Vegetable Names in English With Pictures and Sound
Fruit names in English include apple, orange, banana, lemon, peach and strawberry. Vegetable names include tomato, potato, carrot and mushroom. Here are 16 of them, each with a picture, the sound of the word, an easy meaning and an example sentence. The words go from level A1 (beginners) to B1, and each one has a free picture game.
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Jewel Quest English, a free picture game: Food and drinks, level 1
Tap 🔊 Listen to hear the word, and the small speaker to hear the example. Each word has a link to the game level that teaches it.
9 fruit names in English
Fruit is the sweet part of a plant that we eat. Most fruit grows on trees or small plants, and we often eat it raw, as a snack or after a meal.
1. Apple
A1A round fruit with red, green or yellow skin. It is hard and crunchy, and it grows on a tree.
I eat an apple every day.
2. Orange
A1A round fruit with thick orange skin. You take off the skin and eat the sweet, juicy parts inside. Orange is also a color.
This orange is very sweet.
3. Banana
A1A long, curved fruit with yellow skin. You take off the skin and eat the soft, sweet fruit inside.
I have a banana for lunch.
4. Lemon
A2An oval yellow fruit with a very sour taste. People put lemon juice in tea, in drinks and on fish.
I put a slice of lemon in my tea.
5. Peach
A2A round fruit with yellow and red skin. The skin is soft, with very short hair on it. It has one big seed in the middle.
This peach is soft and sweet.
6. Strawberry
A2A small, red, sweet fruit with tiny seeds on the outside and green leaves on top. People love it with cream or in desserts.
I picked a big red strawberry.
Many people pick their own strawberries on a farm in late spring or early summer.
7. Grape
B1A small, round fruit, green or purple, that grows in bunches. People eat grapes, and they also make juice and wine from them.
She took a bunch of grapes to work.
8. Pineapple
B1A big tropical fruit with hard, spiky skin and green leaves on top. Inside, it is yellow, sweet and juicy.
We cut a fresh pineapple for breakfast.
9. Olive
B1A small green or black fruit with a stone inside. It is not sweet, so people eat it with salty food, and they make olive oil from it.
I put olives on my pizza.
▶ Play the fruit level
Jewel Quest English: Food and drinks, level 3: apples, oranges and bananas
7 vegetable names in English
Vegetables are plants, or parts of plants, that we cook or eat in salads: roots, leaves and more. They are not usually sweet.
10. Tomato
A1A round, red, soft food that we eat in salads, in sauces and on pizza. Cooks call it a vegetable, but in science it is a fruit.
A tomato is red and round.
In British English, people often say tuh-MAH-toh. Both are right.
11. Potato
A1A hard, brown or yellow vegetable that grows under the ground. We cook it in many ways: French fries, chips and mashed potatoes.
Potatoes grow under the ground.
Spelling: one potato, but two potatoes, with an e before the s.
12. Carrot
A1A long, thin orange vegetable that grows under the ground. You can eat it raw or cooked.
I buy carrots at the market.
13. Mushroom
A2A small food with a round top on a short stem. It grows in the forest or on a farm. People cook it like a vegetable.
We put mushrooms on the pizza.
14. Corn
B1A tall plant with long ears full of small yellow seeds. People eat corn hot, and they make popcorn and flour from it.
We grilled corn at the summer party.
15. Garlic
B1A small white plant with a strong taste and smell. One head of garlic has many small parts called cloves.
This soup has a lot of garlic.
16. Lettuce
B1A plant with big, soft green leaves. People eat it raw in salads and sandwiches.
I made a salad with lettuce and tomato.
▶ Play the vegetables level
Jewel Quest English: Food and drinks, level 7: tomatoes, potatoes and carrots
Play the fruit and vegetable games
Jewel Quest English is a free match-3 game. Match 3 pictures in a row, and you see the picture and hear the English word. After each level, a short quiz checks the new words. Each topic has 10 levels, and each level teaches one to three new words. It works on a phone or a computer, with no sign-up.
| Topic | Level | Fruit and vegetables |
|---|---|---|
| Food and drinks | A1 | apple, orange, banana, tomato, potato, carrot |
| Sweet things and fruit | A2 | lemon, peach, strawberry, mushroom |
| More food | B1 | grape, pineapple, olive, corn, garlic, lettuce |
The topics also teach other food words, like fish, egg, cheese, bread, milk, cake, cookie and candy.
Click Here for Step-by-Step Rules, Stories and Exercises to Practice All English Tenses
Quick quiz: fruit or vegetable?
Write the name of each one. Then circle F for fruit or V for vegetable. Open the answers to check.
Fruit or vegetable?
Write the name on the line. Then circle F for fruit or V for vegetable.
Word bank: banana, carrot, corn, grape, lemon, lettuce, mushroom, peach, pineapple, potato, strawberry, tomato
- F / V
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Show the answers
1. banana (F) 2. carrot (V) 3. strawberry (F) 4. potato (V) 5. lemon (F) 6. tomato (V) 7. peach (F) 8. mushroom (V) 9. pineapple (F) 10. lettuce (V) 11. grape (F) 12. corn (V)
Did you say V for tomato? Most people do, and in the kitchen that is fine. In science, a tomato is a fruit, because it has seeds inside.
For teachers: a printable list and class ideas
Print the list below on one page. Each word has a picture, the name and a short meaning, plus a line where students write the word in their own language. You can also print the quiz above as a worksheet.
Fruit and vegetable names in English
Write each word in your language on the line.
Fruit
- apple: a round, crunchy fruit
- orange: a round, juicy fruit
- banana: a long yellow fruit
- lemon: a sour yellow fruit
- peach: a soft, sweet fruit with a big seed
- strawberry: a small, sweet red fruit
- grape: a small fruit that grows in bunches
- pineapple: a big, sweet fruit with spiky skin
- olive: a small fruit that is not sweet
Vegetables
- tomato: a red food for salads and sauces
- potato: it grows under the ground
- carrot: a long orange vegetable
- mushroom: a small food with a round top
- corn: yellow seeds on a long ear
- garlic: it has a strong taste and smell
- lettuce: green leaves for a salad
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Two ideas for your class
- Fruit or vegetable? (10 minutes). Put a sign that says FRUIT on one wall and VEGETABLE on the other. Say a word from the list, and students walk to the right wall. Say tomato last, and let the two groups explain their choice.
- My shopping bag. The first student says: I went to the market and I bought an apple. The next student says it again and adds one more: ...an apple and two carrots. Keep going around the class. This also practices a, an and plurals like tomatoes.
The game also works on a projector: put level 1 on the screen, and the class says each word before the game does. Share the level link in Google Classroom or any LMS. Nobody needs to sign up.
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Questions about fruit and vegetable names
What are some fruit names in English?
Easy fruit names in English are apple, orange, banana, lemon, peach and strawberry, and then grape, pineapple and olive. Other common fruits are pear, cherry, mango, melon and watermelon.
What are some vegetable names in English?
Easy vegetable names in English are tomato, potato, carrot and mushroom, and then corn, garlic and lettuce. Other common vegetables are onion, cucumber, peppers and broccoli.
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
Both answers are right. In science, a tomato is a fruit, because it grows from the flower of the plant and has seeds inside. In the kitchen and in the store, people call it a vegetable, because it is not sweet and we eat it in salads and sauces.
Is a potato a vegetable?
Yes. A potato is a vegetable that grows under the ground. It gives you a lot of energy, like rice and bread, so some food guides put it with them, but in English we call it a vegetable.
Is corn a vegetable?
It can be a vegetable, a grain or a fruit. Fresh corn that you eat hot from the ear is a vegetable. Dry corn that people use for popcorn and flour is a grain. In science, each yellow seed is a small fruit.
Is a banana a berry?
Yes, in science a banana is a berry, and a strawberry is not. A berry grows from one flower and has its seeds inside. A strawberry has its seeds on the outside. In everyday English, we still call strawberries berries.
Is a mushroom a vegetable?
Not in science: a mushroom is not a plant, it is a fungus, a different kind of living thing. In the kitchen, people cook mushrooms and call them vegetables.
What is the plural of potato and tomato?
The plural of potato is potatoes, and the plural of tomato is tomatoes: add -es. The plural of strawberry is strawberries.
How can I practice fruit and vegetable names in English?
Play the free food topics in Jewel Quest English. You match pictures, hear each word and answer a short quiz after each level. Each topic has 10 levels. It works on a phone or a computer, with no sign-up.
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