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I ate tomato soup for lunch.
What does Soup mean?
a warm liquid food eaten from a bowl.
Dictionary definition
A liquid food often made by cooking vegetables, meat, grains, or beans in broth or water.
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Soup in a sentence
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The recipe used carrots, beans, and broth to make soup.
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The food article compared how soup can be served as a starter or a full meal.
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Practice 1
What does soup mean?
Soup is a liquid food often eaten from a bowl with a spoon.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to soup?
Broth can be a thin soup or the liquid base of a soup.
Practice 3
Which word belongs in the soup word family?
Soupy means like soup or full of liquid.
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MeaningSoup means a warm liquid food eaten from a bowl.
ExampleExample: I ate tomato soup for lunch.
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Synonyms
Words like Soup
brothUse for a thin soup or liquid used in soup.
stewUse for a thicker cooked dish similar to soup.
Antonyms
Opposite words
solid foodSolid food contrasts with soup because soup is mostly liquid.
dry foodDry food contrasts with liquid soup.
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Word family
Soup word family
Base word
soup
noun
soups
Different kinds or bowls of soup.
adjective
soupy
Like soup or full of liquid.
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Hint for students
a warm liquid food eaten from a bowl.
Common mix-up
Soup is not the same as solid food. Soup means a warm liquid food eaten from a bowl.
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Read this model sentence: The recipe used carrots, beans, and broth to make soup. Clue words: broth, recipe, used. Underline clue words that show why soup fits instead of solid food. Now write one new sentence that shows soup without using the word soup. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show soup?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The recipe used carrots, beans, and broth to make soup." Why does soup fit better than solid food?
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