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Learn to Read🧸 Ages 4-6Beginner 4 min read

Food Words

Learn food words for kids ages 4-7: apple, bread, milk, egg and more. A tasty word mat with emojis, flashcards and a matching game.

Key takeaways

  • Food words name the things we eat and drink
  • Each food word has a sound you can hear
  • Match each food word to its picture

Yummy food words

We eat and drink every day. Each food has its own word. Let's learn some tasty food words!

Say each word out loud. Then look at the picture. Yum! πŸ˜‹

Food word mat

Here is your word mat. Each word has a picture:

  • apple 🍎
  • bread 🍞
  • milk πŸ₯›
  • egg πŸ₯š
  • fish 🐟
  • cake 🍰
  • banana 🍌

Point to each word. Say it slowly. Can you hear the first sound?

Listen for the sounds

Some food words are short and easy to read:

  • egg has the sounds e-g-g.
  • milk has the sounds m-i-l-k.
  • fish has the sounds f-i-sh.

Say each sound, then blend them together. That is how we read!

Eat or drink?

Some food we eat. Some food we drink.

  • We eat an apple, bread, an egg, fish and cake.
  • We drink milk. πŸ₯›

What did you eat today? Can you say the food word?

Now play!

Flip the Food word cards above. Read each word, then see the picture. Play Match word and picture to put apple with 🍎. Then try Build the food word and spell egg.

Want more words to read? Try these:

Great job! You can read food words now. πŸŽ‰

Quick quiz

Test yourself and earn XP

Which word is a drink?

Which food is red and round?

Which word starts with the sound 'b'?

Play & learn

Food word cards +5 XP

Match word and picture +10 XP

Build the food word +10 XP

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FAQ

Food words name things we eat and drink, like apple, bread, milk and egg. They are great first words for children learning to read.