Fun worksheet to help students learn essential cooking verbs like 'whip', 'grill', and 'simmer'.

Let’s go step by step to match each cooking definition with the correct word from the word bank.

Word Bank:
boil, cube, mince, stew
bread, dice, mix, stir fry
broil, grill, peel, toast
brown, grind, simmer, whip

Now let’s read each definition and find the best match:

1. “To stir ingredients together with a spoon, fork, or mixer until well combined” → That’s mix.

2. “To cook in liquid that is just below the boiling point.” → That’s simmer (not boil — boil is bubbling hard).

3. “To cook by direct heat, under a broiler or over hot coals.” → This describes grill. (Broil is similar but usually from above; grill is often from below or over coals.)

Wait — let’s check #8 too: “To cook on a rack over hot coals or other direct heat source that simulates coals.” → That also sounds like grill. But we can’t use “grill” twice.

Actually, #3 says “under a broiler OR over hot coals” — so it could be either broil or grill. But #8 specifically says “on a rack over hot coals” — that’s definitely grill.

So maybe #3 is broil? Because broiling is cooking under direct high heat (like under a broiler in an oven). Yes — that makes sense.

So:
#3 → broil
#8 → grill

4. “To brown with dry heat in an oven or toaster.” → That’s toast (for bread) or brown? Wait — “brown” is more general. But “toast” is specific to bread/toaster. The definition says “in an oven or toaster” — so likely toast.

But wait — look at #11: “To cook over medium or high heat until surface of food browns or darkens” → that’s brown.

And #4: “To brown with dry heat in an oven or toaster” — this is describing toast, especially since it mentions “toaster”.

Yes — #4 → toast

5. “To cut into very small pieces, smaller than chopped or diced pieces” → That’s mince.

6. “To simmer slowly in enough liquid to cover.” → That’s stew.

7. “To heat a liquid to the point that bubbles break continuously on the surface.” → That’s boil.

8. Already did → grill

9. “To reduce a food to fine particles using a blender or food processor.” → That’s grind.

10. “To coat with flour, then dip into beaten egg or milk, then coat with crumbs...” → That’s bread (as in breading chicken).

11. “To cook over medium or high heat until surface of food browns or darkens” → That’s brown.

12. “To pull away, strip or cut off the outer covering of a fruit or vegetable.” → That’s peel.

13. “To beat rapidly with a wire whisk, or mixer to lighten and increase volume.” → That’s whip.

14. “To cut into small squares of 1/8" to 1/4"." → That’s dice.

15. “To cook in a frying pan or wok over high heat in a small amount of fat, stirring constantly.” → That’s stir fry.

16. “To cut a solid food into squares of about 1/2" in size or larger.” → That’s cube.

Now let’s list them all in order:

1. mix
2. simmer
3. broil
4. toast
5. mince
6. stew
7. boil
8. grill
9. grind
10. bread
11. brown
12. peel
13. whip
14. dice
15. stir fry
16. cube

Double-check against word bank — all words used? Let’s see:

Used: mix, simmer, broil, toast, mince, stew, boil, grill, grind, bread, brown, peel, whip, dice, stir fry, cube → that’s 16 words. Word bank has 16 words. Perfect.

Final Answer:
1. mix
2. simmer
3. broil
4. toast
5. mince
6. stew
7. boil
8. grill
9. grind
10. bread
11. brown
12. peel
13. whip
14. dice
15. stir fry
16. cube