VOCABULARY LESSON

10 Eating & Drinking

Verbs

In this vocabulary lesson, we will review 10 verbs related to eating and drinking. Read the term, its definition,
and the sample sentences. Then, do the matching activity to help you memorize them!

Vocabulary Definitions
Definition
Sip to drink by taking small amounts.

Chew to move your mouth up and down to consume food.

Chug to drink a large amount fast and at one time.

Snack to eat small amounts of food between meals.

Devour to eat a large amount of food quickly.

Nibble to eat very small amounts.

Swallow to move food from the mouth into the body.

Gobble to eat food noisily and quickly; to greedily eat.

Slurp to eat or drink noisily.

Munch to eat loud and enthusiastically.

Sample to try small amounts of multiple food or drink.

Taste to notice or recognize flavors when you eat or drink.

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10 Eating & Drinking Verbs

In this vocabulary lesson, we will review 10 verbs relating to eating and drinking. Read the term, its definition and the
sample sentences. Then, do the matching activity to help you memorize them!

Vocabulary Sentences
Definition
Sip "When it's cold outside I like to sip hot coffee."

Chew "I hate when people chew food with their mouth open."

Chug "Devan can chug a whole water bottle in 3 seconds!"

Snack "I prefer to snack throughout the day instead of eating 3 big meals."

Everyone was so hungry after the gym, we all devoured

Devour
our lunch."

Nibble "When I get sick, it helps to nibble on some crackers."

Swallow "He swallowed the food slowly so he wouldn't choke."

"Our kids are always so hungry at dinner, they gobble up

Gobble everything in s few minutes."

Slurp "It is considered rude to slurp your food in front of other people.

Munch "I could hear the dog munching his food from the other room."

Sample "My friends and I sampled 5 different wines at the bar."

Taste "Becca tasted garlic in the pasta, so she didn't eat it."
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10 Eating & Drinking Verbs

Matching
Match the word with the correct defintion
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Vocabulary Definitions
Definition
A. Sip ___ to move food from the mouth into the body.
B. Chew ___ to eat loud and enthusiastically.
C. Chug ___ to eat or drink noisily.

D. Snack ___ to eat a large amount of food quickly.

E. Devour ___ to eat small amounts of food between meals.

F. Nibble ___ to eat very small amounts.

G. Swallow ___ to drink by taking small amounts.

H. Gobble ___ to notice or recognize flavors when you eat or drink.

I. Slurp ___ to drink a large amount fast and at one time.

J. Munch ___ to move your mouth up and down to consume food.

K. Sample ___ to eat food noisily and quickly; to greedily eat.

L. Taste ___ to try small amounts of multiple food or drink.

1. C. 2.A. 3.A. 4.C. 5.A. 6.D. 7.A. 8.C. 9.D. 10.A

3.I. 4.E. 5.D. 6.F. 7.A. 8.L. 9.C. 10.B. 11.H. 12.K. 1.G. 2.J.
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