Grocery List — English A1 Crossword Puzzle

➡ Across 15 Words

2. Past tense of buy: She ___ milk at the store

3. Powder made from grain, used in baking

5. Brown drink made from beans

10. Past tense of get: We ___ some apples

12. Orange root vegetables

14. Drink made from fruit

15. Bread that has been browned by heat

18. Italian food made from flour and water

19. Red fruits often used in salads

20. Round orange citrus fruits

22. Dairy product made from milk, often yellow or white

23. Animal that lives in water, often eaten as food

24. Round red or green fruits

27. To hold and move something, like a basket of groceries

28. Conjunction: We need bread ___ butter

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. To pick or select, like which fruit to buy

4. Creamy dairy product, often with fruit

6. Oval foods from chickens, often bought in a carton

7. Preposition: I bought a bag ___ apples

8. Small white grains, a staple food

9. Brown vegetables used to make fries

11. Yellow dairy spread for bread

13. Long yellow fruits

15. Past tense of take: She ___ a bottle of juice

16. Clear liquid essential for life

17. Breakfast food eaten with milk

21. Vegetables that make you cry when you cut them

22. Common poultry meat

25. Past tense of pay: I ___ for the groceries

26. Baked food made from flour, a common grocery item

📚 Study Guide: CEFR A1 (Beginner) Vocabulary Focus

This CEFR A1 (Beginner) English crossword focuses on high-frequency concrete nouns, everyday action verbs, and essential adjectives around "Grocery List". Read each simple English clue carefully and visualize the object or action before typing.

1. Active Recall Strategy

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2. Instant Green Orthographic Check

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do English crossword puzzles improve vocabulary retention?

Crossword puzzles use active recall and orthographic mapping. Instead of passively recognizing a word in a multiple-choice list, your brain retrieves the exact English word from a definition clue and verifies its spelling letter by letter, strengthening long-term memory.

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