strawberry

Everyday

1. A strawberry is a small red sweet fruit with tiny seeds on its outside and green leaves on top. tree →
2. A strawberry plant grows low on the ground and sends out runners. tree →

In the lessons

a fruit picked and weighed, often in pounds; in summer, families go strawberry picking; phrases «strawberries and cream», «strawberry jam», «pick-your-own»

Examples

• Marco picked 25 pounds of strawberries. tree →
• His dad picked 18 pounds. tree →
• How many pounds did they pick together? tree →
• She ate 12 strawberries. tree →
• We made strawberry jam. tree →
• Strawberries and cream are eaten at Wimbledon. tree →
• Wash the strawberries before you eat them. tree →
• The strawberry plants sent out runners. tree →
• Each box holds 2 pounds of strawberries. tree →
• A strawberry has about 200 seeds on its skin. tree →
• Actually, ripe strawberries! which came quite red and sweet up under the snow. tree →

Note

A thing counted or weighed; the number is often in pounds. Trap: «together» adds both people's amounts. Plural: y changes to -ies, «strawberries».