Spoon: serving and eating

The idea

Spoon is countable: a spoon, three spoons. Say eat soup with a spoon or stir tea with a spoon to name the tool.

Examples

• The spoon is next to the bowl.
• She stirred the tea with a spoon.
• We need three spoons for the soup.
• He washed the spoons after lunch.
• Please put a spoon on each table.
• The child asked for a small spoon.

Watch out

A spoon has a bowl; a fork usually has points. Use a spoon for soup when describing the utensil.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the plural after three. We need three ___. (spoon / spoons)

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   spoons

   Spoons is the plural form after three.

2. Choose the preposition for the tool used. She stirred the tea ___ a spoon. (with / from)

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   with

   With introduces the spoon used as a tool.

3. Choose the utensil with a bowl. This utensil has a bowl for holding soup: a ___. (spoon / fork)

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   spoon

   A spoon has a bowl that can hold soup.

Use it today

Describe a spoon and say what you use it for at a meal.