As part of my ongoing mission to support English teachers around the world, I continue to share free printable vocabulary resources designed especially for children learning English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL).
These vocabulary materials are all created by me and tested with young learners to make sure they are both engaging and effective. Each printable is crafted with care to help kids build a strong English vocabulary through visual charts and fun activities.
Today, I’m happy to share a brand-new vocabulary project dedicated to the fruits and vegetables topic! It includes colorful vocabulary charts and matching worksheets to help kids memorize 72 words related to fruits, vegetables, berries, nuts, and more.
If you're an ESL or EFL teacher looking for fun, ready-to-use classroom resources that actually help students retain vocabulary, this free fruit and vegetable printables pack might be just what you need.
Vocabulary: 72 Fruit and Vegetable Words for ESL and EFL Learners
The printable set includes a vocabulary chart divided into three pages, each with 24 illustrated words. This collection features a wide range of fruits, vegetables, berries, nuts, and other edible plants commonly taught in English language classrooms. Below is the full list of 72 words featured in this vocabulary project.
Fruits:
- Apple
- Apricot
- Avocado
- Banana
- Dates
- Dragon fruit
- Fig
- Grapefruit
- Guava
- Kiwifruit
- Lemon
- Lime
- Lychee
- Mango
- Mangosteen
- Melon
- Orange
- Papaya
- Peach
- Pear
- Persimmon
- Pineapple
- Plum
- Pomegranate
Dried Fruits:
- Prunes
- Raisins
Citrus Fruits:
- Grapefruit
- Lemon
- Lime
- Orange
- Tangerine
Vegetables:
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Basil
- Beans
- Beet (beetroot
) - Broccoli
- Brussels sprout
- Cabbage
- Carrot
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Corn
- Cucumber
- Eggplant (aubergine )
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Green peas
- Kale
- Leek
- Lettuce
- Onion
- Pepper (bell pepper)
- Potato
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Scallion
- Spinach
- Tomato
- Turnip
- Yam
- Zucchini
Berries:
- Blackberry
- Blueberry
- Cherry
- Cranberry
- Gooseberry
- Grapes
- Mulberry
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
Other Edibles:
- Mushrooms
- Coconut
- Nuts
- Olive
Printable Worksheets to Reinforce Fruit and Vegetable Vocabulary
Along with the vocabulary charts, this printable pack also includes a set of fun and effective worksheets designed to help ESL and EFL students memorize and practice the new words through engaging visual activities. These fruit and vegetable worksheets are perfect for use in class or at home for extra practice.
Here’s what’s included in the fruit and vegetable worksheet bundle:
- Word-to-picture matching worksheets: Students draw lines to connect fruit and vegetable names to the correct illustrations. This classic matching exercise helps reinforce word recognition through visual association.
- Check the correct word: Each picture of a fruit or vegetable is followed by two word options. Students must carefully check (✔) the correct word that matches the image. This activity helps with word differentiation and reading accuracy.
- Choose the correct picture: In this visual discrimination task, a single word is provided and students must choose the matching image from a set of three. This format helps learners strengthen their vocabulary recall and visual comprehension.
These worksheets are ideal for preschool, primary school, and beginner ESL/EFL learners. They're especially helpful for visual learners and young children who benefit from picture-based language activities.
How to Use These Vocabulary Resources in the Classroom
These fruit and vegetable vocabulary charts and worksheets are designed to be flexible and easy to integrate into any ESL or EFL classroom setting. Whether you're teaching in person or online, these printables can be used for vocabulary introduction, practice, revision, and fun group activities.
Here are a few ways to use them with your learners:
- Warm-up or introduction: start your lesson with the vocabulary chart to introduce or review key words. Use it as a visual reference throughout the unit.
- Hands-on vocabulary practice: use the worksheets for independent practice, small group work, or even homework tasks to reinforce word-picture associations.
- Interactive games: pair the worksheets with printable fruit and vegetable flashcards, dominoes, and bingo games already available on my blog to turn learning into a playful experience.
- Song time: make vocabulary stick by singing along to themed songs like the Fruits and Berries Song for Kids and the Garden Song. These catchy tunes support listening and pronunciation skills while reinforcing the vocabulary.
- Cross-curricular connections: extend the topic with crosswords and themed worksheets based on "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle, which includes several of the fruits featured in this set. Children love engaging with familiar stories while expanding their vocabulary.
Combining songs, stories, games, and worksheets creates a rich and memorable learning experience for young English learners. Feel free to explore the other printable resources in the vocabulary and story-based learning sections of the blog to build full thematic units for your lessons.
Download the Free Fruit and Vegetable Printables for ESL/EFL Kids
I truly hope these fruit and vegetable vocabulary resources will bring color, fun, and meaningful learning into your ESL or EFL classroom. Whether you're just introducing food vocabulary or reinforcing it with games and worksheets, this free printable pack is designed to save you time and support your teaching goals.
You can download the full set of vocabulary charts and worksheets in printer-friendly PDF format for free using the links in this blog post. Print them out, laminate them if you wish, and use them year after year!
If you find this resource useful, I’d love it if you could share this post with your fellow teachers on social media, Pinterest, or teaching forums. The more educators we reach, the more children get to enjoy fun and effective language learning!
And if you haven’t yet, feel free to check out other vocabulary projects and printable games available on the blog — all created with young English learners in mind.
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