Pear — A1 Fruit Vocabulary
A green fruit shaped like a teardrop.
Quick Answer
A pear is a green or yellow fruit shaped like a teardrop — wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. Pears are soft and sweet when ripe.
Example: I eat a pear with cheese.
Pear in 3 Sentences
Read these three sentences. Notice how pear is used:
- I eat a pear with cheese. (after dinner)
- The pear is soft and sweet. (describing the fruit)
- She buys two pears at the shop. (buying more than one)
A Quick Tip About PEAR
“Pear” sounds the same as “pair” (two of something). They are spelled differently and mean different things. Pear = the fruit. Pair = two matching things, like a pair of shoes.
Spelling “pear” as “pair”
✗ I eat a pair for dessert.
✓ I eat a pear for dessert.
Easy way to remember: pear ends in the letters E-A-R, like “hEAR” or “nEAR” — and you eat the fruit with your mouth, near your ears.
Practice all A1 Fruits
Now practise pear together with the other words in this topic. Use Study, Practice, Flashcards, and Review.
A1 Fruits Vocabulary
Learn six everyday fruit words with pictures, short examples, practice questions, flashcards, and a review queue.
Study Cards
Read the word, look at the picture, and say the example sentence.
Quick Practice
Choose the word that completes the sentence.
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Flashcards
Look at the picture first, then tap the card to check the word.
Spaced Review
Review cards today, then let the queue bring them back later.
Test Yourself: Pear
Choose an answer to see your feedback immediately. Your first answer counts towards your score.
1. I eat a _______ with cheese.
2. A _______ is shaped like a teardrop.
3. Choose the correct sentence (about the fruit):
4. Which word means a soft green fruit eaten with cheese?
5. She buys two _______ at the shop.
Other A1 Fruits to Learn
Pick another word from this lesson — small steps add up fast.
Keep Going — One Word, Many Wins
You just learned pear — that’s all 6 A1 fruits done. Apple, banana, orange, lemon, grape, and pear are now part of your word bank.
Fruit is just one part of food. Bread, rice, eggs, meat, fish — these are the everyday foods you’ll see on every menu. Ready to learn them?
Next lesson: Bread — A1 Food Vocabulary
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