Fruit

Verb + fruit

  • wash fruit

  • peel fruit

  • pick fruit

  • fruit rots

Adjective + fruit

  • fresh fruit

  • dried fruit

  • citrus fruit

  • ripe / unripe fruit

Exercise

Verb + fruit

  1. Some fruit, like oranges and bananas, has to be peeled before you can eat it.

  2. Farmers spray fruit with a lot of chemicals these days, so it’s a good idea to wash before you eat it.

  3. We had to throw the oranges out. They had started to rot.

  4. I had a temporary job picking fruit in Greece during the summer holidays.

Adjective + fruit

  1. You get a lot of vitamin C from citrus fruits like oranges and limes. - d

  2. I try to eat at least three pieces of fresh fruit every day. - c

  3. I carried a packet of dried fruit and nuts to give me energy on the walk. - b

  4. Leave the fruit until it's ripe. It'll taste better if you wait until it's ready. - a