🇬🇧 Teaspoon meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A teaspoon is a tiny spoon that you usually use with a cup. People use it to stir sugar or milk into tea or coffee, or to taste a little bit of food. It’s smaller than a normal eating spoon and is just the right size to fit inside a cup without spilling.

My sister uses a teaspoon to taste the cake batter, for “scientific quality control.”

I dropped my teaspoon, and it made a louder noise than my homework falling into the trash.

I tried to eat spaghetti with a teaspoon, and the noodles just laughed at me.

I balanced a teaspoon on my nose and discovered I am not ready for the circus yet.

In cooking, “a teaspoon” is an actual measure—about 5 milliliters.

Grandma gives the child a small teaspoon. The child takes the teaspoon, adds one teaspoon of tea, and one teaspoon of sugar. The child stirs with the teaspoon and tastes warm tea with a tiny spoon. Grandma claps. The child holds the teaspoon like a special gift and laughs. She feels proud and warm inside.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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