Cerials
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. wheat
A. Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many
2. fiber
B. Any of several elongated, threadlike cells
3. cakes
C. Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
4. oats
D. Corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
5. carbohydrate
E. A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
6. biscuits
F. Small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda (plural)
7. rice
G. A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal flavored with hops
8. flapjack
H. Of or relating to or derived from wheat
9. popcorn
I. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa (plural)
10. corn
J. An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals
11. barley
K. Cultivated since prehistoric times
12. bread
L. Small white grains grown in wet fields
13. beer
M. Grains of common ___
14. wholemeal
N. Baked food made from flour, used for sandwiches
15. maize
O. Yellow vegetable that grows in ears
16. bran
P. Sweet baked dessert for birthdays (plural)