Basic table setting
English vocabulary lesson.
This is a basic table setting with the names of common items in English.
This is a plate.
plate
The plate is on a placemat.
placemat
There is a fork.
fork
a knife
knife
and a spoon.
spoon
There is a napkin.
napkin
and a glass
glass
These are items that are generally on the table when you have breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Something else on your table can be ...
a cup
cup
The cup is on a saucer.
saucer
This is a teaspoon.
teaspoon
This is a fork.
This is a knife.
This is a spoon.
And this is a teaspoon
Look at this...
one knife
knife is singular
two knives
knives is plural
The plural of knife is knives.
The collective noun, or collective word for these is
cutlery
The verb is
to set the table.
Set the table means to place the items for eating
(cutlery, plates, etc.)
on the table in their correct position.
Example sentences
Can you set the table please?
I set the table for six people.
There are more items that can be added to this vocabulary
including different types of forks and types of glasses
though this will be explained in another lesson about formal table settings.
The items in this lesson are the basic essential words you need to know.
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