Fruits are very good for your health. They are very important in our everyday life. Hence, it’s a need for everyone to know the English words for a list of fruits. Explore them in this article with me, will you?
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Theme 1: List of Fruits – Common Fruits
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Plum noun /plʌm/
a small, round fruit with a thin, smooth, red, purple, or yellow skin, sweet, soft flesh, and a single large hard seed Example: How did you manage to get such a plum job? |
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Pineapple noun /ˈpaɪˌnæpl/
a large tropical fruit with a rough orange or brown skin and pointed leaves on top
Example: Pineapple always tastes sour. |
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Passion Fruit noun /ˈpæʃn frut/
a small fruit with thick purple or yellow skin and many seedsExample: Passion fruit is often grown in Southern Vietnam. |
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Guava noun /ˈɡwɑvə/
a round yellow or green tropical fruit with pink or white flesh and hard seedsExample: A guava is a fruit that has abundant potassium and magnesium, which are good for your health. |
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Dragon fruit noun /ˈdræɡən frut/
a fruit that has red-skinned fruit with white flesh
Example: Dragon fruit is one of five fruits of fruit tray in Tet holiday. |
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Grape noun /ɡreɪp/
a small round purple or pale green fruit that you can eat or make into wine
Example: Each was made from the same grape variety, pinot noir. |
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Pear noun /per/
A sweet fruit with a lot of juice is white inside and a yellow, green or brown skin and is slightly pointed towards the stem
Example: Collins’s second offering was James Wright’s “To a Blossoming Pear Tree”. |
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Apple noun /ˈæpl/
A round fruit with firm, white flesh and a green, red, or yellow skin
Example: Apple pie which is a cake many children like eating. |
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Papaya noun /pəˈpaɪə/
a fruit with green and yellow skin that has soft, sweet orange flesh and small black seeds insideExample: If you want to only drink papaya juice you have five places that serve different varieties. |
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Jackfruit noun /ˈdʒækfrut/
large fruit and grows mainly in tropical parts of AsiaExample: Jackfruits often appear in Asia. |
Of course, let’s review all the words in this section. Hence, you can watch this video to do it.
Theme 2: List of Fruits – Berries
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Strawberry noun /ˈstrɔˌbɛri/
a small soft red fruit with a lot of very small seeds on its skin
Example: My mom really likes strawberry jam. |
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Blueberry noun /ˈbluˌbɛri/
The dark blue fruit of a bush that is grown in North America.
Example: Blueberry yogurt is very good for skin, especially girls. |
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Cherry noun /ˈtʃɛri/
a small, round, soft red or black fruit with a single hard seed in the middle
Example: The master bedroom and an elaborate walk-in closet that connects to the master bath are clad in cherry wood — even the ceiling. |
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Raspberry noun /ˈræzˌbɛri/
a small dark red soft fruit that grows on bushes
Example: Another special, a Hawaiian spearfish with a macadamia-nut crust, served with a raspberry beurre blanc and bok choy, was also satisfying if slightly overcooked. |
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Mulberry noun /ˈmʌlˌbɛri/
The small purple or white berry of the mulberry tree
Example: People use the mulberry to create pickled wine. |
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Blackberry noun /ˈblæk.ber.i/
a small dark purple fruit that grows wild in Europe
Example: Blackberry is known as a mobile company. |
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Bayberry noun /ˈbeɪ.ˌbɛr.i/
a shrub that grows in Texas and the eastern US. The root bark and berries are used to make medicine.
Example: Bayberry is sometimes used as a gargle for a sore throat, as a douche for vaginal discharge, and as an ointment for skin ulcers and wounds. |
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Bilberry noun /ˈbɪl.ber.i/
the dark blue fruit of a small bush that grows wild in northern Europe, similar to a blueberry
Example: Bilberry is always grown in temperate areas. |
Theme 3: List of Fruits – Citrus Fruits
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Orange noun /ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/
a round sweet fruit that has a thick orange skin and an orange centre divided into many parts
Example: Would you like to eat a piece of orange? |
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Tangerine noun /ˌtændʒəˈrin/
a fruit like a small orange with a loose skin
Example: Bob eats tangerine when he’s thirsty. |
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Kumquat noun /ˈkʌmkwɑt/
a small, oval fruit that looks like an orange and has a sweet skin that can be eaten
Example: Kumquat tree represents well-being in TET holiday of Vietnamese. |
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Lemon noun /ˈlem.ən/
an oval fruit that has a thick, yellow skin and sour juice
Example: Mix the ginger, lemongrass and chili mixture in the syrup with the blended melon. |
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Grapefruit noun /ˈɡreɪpfrut/
A fruit like a large orange that is yellow or green on the outside, yellow or red inside, and has sour juice.
Example: Grapefruit has more water than almost any other fruit. |
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Lime noun /laɪm/
around fruit containing a lot of juice that is sour like a lemon but smaller and green, or the small tree on which this fruit grows
Example: In the morning, I always drink honey lime. |
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Clementine noun /ˈklem.ən.tiːn/
a fruit like a small orange
Example: Clementine contains lots of vitamin C. |
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Buddha’s hand noun
Like most citrus, it’s an unusual name for an unusual-looking fruit.
Example: In Eastern countries like Vietnam, China,… Buddha’s hand regarded as the symbol of Buddhism. |
That’s a lot to remember, right? Don’t worry, though. We have prepared quite a lot exercises to help you practice these words. Now, let’s dive in!
Exercises
Fill in the blank
Jackfruit Kumquat Mulberry Guava Lime |
- ______ represents well-being in Tet holiday of Vietnamese.
- ______ is grown in lots of countries which have the tropical climate.
- Taste of ______ is so sour.
- A _____ is a fruit which has abundant magie and kali good for your health.
- ______ is used for pickled wine.
Visual Vocabulary Practice
Choose a photo that has many fruits in it. Try to figure out what their names are in English.
Rearrange letters to create meaningful words
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- nreaog
- pearg
- ehrcry
- nmelo
Give your answers in the comment section below.
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