A recipe gives instructions and usually a list of ingredients for preparing food.
The idea
Recipe is countable: say a recipe or two recipes. Use a recipe for soup to name the dish and follow a recipe for using its instructions.
Examples
- This recipe needs three tomatoes.
- I found a recipe for soup.
- She followed the recipe carefully.
- These recipes use fresh fruit.
- Can you share your bread recipe?
- We changed the recipe to use less sugar.
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A recipe gives cooking instructions; an ingredient is one item used in the dish.
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Choose the plural after two. I found two ___. (recipe / recipes)
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recipes
Recipes is the plural after two.
Choose the preposition before the dish. She found a recipe ___ soup. (for / at)
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for
For introduces the dish the recipe makes.
Choose the verb meaning use the instructions. To use its instructions, ___ the recipe. (follow / forget)
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follow
To follow a recipe is to use its instructions.
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Choose the plural after two. I found two ___. (recipe / recipes)
Choose the preposition before the dish. She found a recipe ___ soup. (for / at)
Choose the verb meaning use the instructions. To use its instructions, ___ the recipe. (follow / forget)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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