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CEFR A1 Making a Sandwich

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➡ Across 15 Words

5. A soft yellow spread you put on bread
6. Preposition: The plate is ___ the sandwich
12. Green leafy vegetable used in salads and sandwiches
14. Past tense of open: he ___ the jar of mayonnaise
16. Preposition: The cheese comes ___ the fridge
17. A dairy food you slice and put in a sandwich
18. A tool with a blade used to cut bread
19. A cucumber kept in vinegar, often put in sandwiches
22. To put more food, like lettuce, into the sandwich
23. Two slices of bread with food between them
24. Fish mixed with mayonnaise for a sandwich filling
25. A white powder you add to food for taste
26. To take food into your mouth and swallow it
28. A vegetable with a strong taste that can make you cry
29. Past tense of wash: I ___ the lettuce before using it

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. A long green vegetable you slice for sandwiches
2. A flat dish you put a sandwich on
3. Past tense of make: yesterday I ___ a sandwich for lunch
4. You put the filling between two slices of this
7. Preposition: The filling goes ___ the two slices of bread
8. A thin flat piece of bread or cheese
9. A soft food you put on bread, like butter or jam
10. Red round fruit you slice for a sandwich
11. A black spice you shake onto food
13. The meal in the middle of the day when you eat a sandwich
15. Conjunction: I put lettuce ___ tomato in my sandwich
20. To use a knife to divide bread into slices
21. The food you put inside a sandwich
27. Past tense of toast: she ___ the bread until it was brown
30. A boiled or fried food from a chicken, used in sandwiches

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