Vocabulary Exercise with answers | The Kitchen

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Exercise 8

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

1. Spinach, kale, and other such leaf vegetables are sometimes referred to as (leafy/leaf) greens.

2. The flavor of this spice is too strong. It will (overpower/overtake) the other flavors.

3. Roasting a spice (brings/takes) out its flavor.

4. Take the soup off the burner and let it (cold/cool) for 30 minutes.

5. Is the flavor subtle or (intense/intensive)?

6. There are at least three ways to cook potatoes. You can fry them, bake them, or (boil/bowl) them.

7. Stir the sauce until it’s the (consistency/constancy) (= thickness) of yogurt.

8. This has to be cooked over (medium/middle) heat.

9. You have to cook the broccoli over a low flame. = You have to (simmer/summer) the broccoli.

10. You have to work the dough with your hands. = You have to ” (knead/knit) the dough.

Spinach, kale, and other such leaf vegetables are sometimes referred to as leafy greens.
The flavor of this spice is too strong. It will overpower the other flavors.
Roasting a spice brings out its flavor.
Take the soup off the burner and let it cool for 30 minutes.
Is the flavor subtle or intense?
There are at least three ways to cook potatoes. You can fry them, bake them, or boil them.
Stir the sauce until it’s the consistency (= thickness) of yogurt.
This has to be cooked over medium heat.
You have to cook the broccoli over a low flame. = You have to simmer the broccoli.
You have to work the dough with your hands. = You have to knead the dough.