Vocabulary Practice: Taste, Perception, Food Texture

Task 1. Choose the correct answers. 1) I couldn't .................. the writing on the board because it was too far away. detect distinguish 2) A lot of people .................. fresh vegetables healthier than frozen ones. consider differentiate 3) A 2-week old baby can .................. between sweet, sour and bitter tastes. differentiate realise 4) Once he had a spoonful of the soup in his mouth, he .................. that it was very hot. considered noticed 5) Arab speakers of English find it difficult to .................. between the sounds "p" and "b". distinguish notice 6) Many parents .................. marketing fast food to children as unethical. detect view 7) The food inspector carried out tests and .................. meat in the vegetarian burger. differentiated detected Task 2. Match adjectives to nouns they describe. Soup lumpy runny creamy smooth Steak juicy chewy tender tough Chips crunchy oily Cake moist crumbly