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Italian Food Vocabulary
Vegetables
Le Verdure

il carciofo gli asparagi i fagioli il cavolo

le carote il cavolfiore il mais la melanzana

l’aglio la lattuga i funghi l’oliva

la cipolla i piselli la patata gli spinaci

il pomodoro gli zucchini il cetriolo

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Write the Italian word under the picture.

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il carciofo artichoke
gli asparagi asparagus
i fagioli beans
il cavolo cabbage
le carote carrots
il cavolfiore cauliflower
il mais corn
la melanzana eggplant
il cetriolo cucumber
l’aglio garlic
la lattuga lettuce
i funghi mushrooms
l’oliva olive
la cipolla onion
i piselli peas
la patata potato
gli spinaci spinach
il pomodoro tomato
gli zucchini zucchini

Write the Italian word next to the English word.

English Italian English Italian

vegetables le verdure garlic

asparagus lettuce

beans mushrooms

cabbage olive

carrots onion

cauliflower peas

corn potato

eggplant spinach

cucumber tomato

zucchini artichoke

Online Flashcards. Practice the above vocabulary with flashcards Brain Flips.
Go to www.brainflips.com .Type these words into the search box: Italian Food Vocabulary-Vegetables.
You can choose Introduction Mode where you see the Italian and English words side by side; Traditional
Mode where you have to flip a card to see the English translation; or Challenge Mode where you type in the
English translation. Here is the direct URL to the 3 modes:
http://www.brainflips.com/study-flashcards/5832/Italian-Food-Vocabulary-Vegtables.html

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Fill in the missing vowels. The answers are on page 6.

l ___ c ___ r ___ t ___ ___ l c ___ v ___ l ___

l ___ p ___ t ___ t ___ ___ f ___ g ___ ___ l ___

g l ___ ___ s p ___ r ___ g ___

Match the picture with the Italian word.

__d__ a. il pomodoro

_____ b. gli spinaci

_____ c. la melanzana

_____ d. il cavolfiore

_____ e. la lattuga

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Find the words in the word search puzzle. All of the words are positioned horizontally and
left to right. The answers are on page 6.

s l a c i p o l l a z i
v n i l c a r c i o f o
l x l’ a g l i o w p o x
b m m i f u n g h i l p
i l c e t r i o l o k j
u c i l m a i s z p x b
i l’ o l i v a f z v w s
y i p i s e l l i m p t

l’aglio il mais i funghi la cipolla il cetriolo l’oliva i piselli il carciofo

Online Practice. Watch a You Tube video of Italian Vegetable vocabulary. Learn Italian -
Italian Vegetable Vocabulary (ItalianPod101) .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6h8DhOnWRQ

Online Game. Play a Drag and Match Game at iLuss. This game has 6 words. Three are
singular and three are plural. The singular words are: il cavolo, il cavolfiore, and il
radicchio (radish). The plural words are: le patate (plural of la patata), le cipolle (plural of la
cipolla), and i carciofi (plural of il carciofo)

http://www.iluss.it/free_iluss/beginner_free/verdure_online/exe2.htm

Online Vocabulary Test. An online test based on this handout is available at Vocab Test,
www.vocabtest.com. The name of the test is Italian Vocabulary-Vegetables. It is difficult to find
using the search box so, please use this URL:
http://mytest.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?tid=71818

Study and Play Games at Study Stack. Go to http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-592708. You can

use the vocabulary in this handout to study or play games such as Hangman, Bug Match, and Hungry Bug.

The Answers

Missing Vowels Word Search

la carote l a c i p o l l a
il cavolo i l c a r c i o f o
la patata l’ a g l i o
i fagioli i f u n g h i
gli asparagi i l c e t r i o l o
i l m a i s
l’ o l i v a
i p i s e l l i

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