Fruit and Veggie Fill Ins Answer Key
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the name of a fruit or vegetable to
complete the sentence.
A A is for asparagus, green with a pointy tip like a paintbrush.
B B if for beets, bright red roots with a long, green stem.
C C is for cauliflower, a white vegetable that looks like a fluffy cloud.
D D is for dried plum, another name for a prune.
E E is for eggplant, dark purple and shiny with a green top.
F F is for fig, a chewy and sweet dried fruit, grown on a Ficus tree.
G G is for grapefruit, bigger than an orange and makes you pucker.
H H is for honeydew melon, similar to a cantaloupe but green on the inside.
I I is for iceberg lettuce, a leafy green.
J J is for jalapeño, a spicy green pepper.
K K is for kiwi, bright green with tiny black seeds and a fuzzy skin.
L L is for lemon, bright yellow and used for juice.
M M is for mango, an oval shaped fruit that can be yellow, orange, and red.
N N is for nectarine, similar to a peach without the fuzz.
O O is for orange, a delicious fruit that is great for juice at breakfast.
P P is for pumpkin, big and orange and great for carving.
Q Q is for quince, similar to a pear and is bright golden yellow.
R R is for radish, red and white with a bite!
S S is for spinach, a dark leafy green.
T T is for tomato, juicy and usually red. It can be a vegetable or a fruit.
U U is for ugli, a citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange, grapefruit, and tangerine.
V V is for Victorian plum, an English plum that is yellow and red.
W W is for watermelon, a summer snack that is juicy and red with black seeds.
X X is for Xigua, the Chinese name for watermelon!
Y Y is for yam, sometimes called a sweet potato.
Z Z is for zucchini, a member of the squash family.
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