This 5 page handout and worksheet introduces and provides practice with the Italian vocabulary words for vegetables. Includes written and online practice.

1. This handout also includes Page 1 of 5
contains online practice
activities.
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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2. Page 2 of 5
Write the Italian word under the picture.
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3. Page 3 of 5
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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4. Page 4 of 5
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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5. Page 5 of 5
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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