A shopping list is a useful place to practise precise vocabulary: cabbage and napa cabbage are related phrases but separate prompts. These two twenty-name sets connect familiar ingredients with their written names through representative pictures.

Which names and sets will you practise?

There are two independent sets: 20 fruits from Apple to Pomegranate and 20 vegetables from Napa cabbage to Lotus root. Tomato belongs to the vegetable set because the list follows culinary use; this does not change its botanical status as a fruit. Pear is represented by an Asian pear, the Korean squash by aehobak and Melon by a netted form. Mushrooms have a separate topic and are outside these two lists.

The collection contains 40 names in 2 sets. The examples below are actual entries from each set rather than the complete lists. Open a set link to inspect its full sequence and choose a manageable amount of vocabulary for your first session.

Read the differences before typing

Compare a flattened Mandarin and a peeled segment with a round Orange and its thick white rind in section. Napa cabbage has an elongated head with broad white ribs, while Cabbage forms a round compact head. Korean melon has yellow skin and white stripes; Melon has a netted surface. Persimmon has a broad four-part calyx, unlike the narrow star on Tomato. Cultivar and ripeness change colors and size, so the chosen illustration is a representative food form.

Complete fruit and vegetables as separate rounds, then keep just two names from each for review. Compare the calyx of Persimmon with Tomato or the leaves of Napa cabbage with Cabbage before copying the complete label.

From the first input to a completed round

The current name stays visible beside the picture, so you can read rather than identify an unlabelled object. Look at the complete spelling of Apple and check your keyboard before typing. The first input starts the timer; a matching display name or registered alternative advances automatically without Enter.

Edit unfinished text directly in the field. Pressing Enter with an incorrect nonempty answer adds one error and clears that attempt. The result does not count every deleted or replaced letter as a separate error. When a new name appears, read its picture and words instead of repeating the previous answer.

Displayed names and registered alternatives

The complete name displayed in the current language is the most reliable answer. After each arrow below is an example actually accepted for that particular entry. Alternatives vary by name and language: a shortened form working for one prompt does not create a shortening rule for the rest of the set.

Matching normalizes case, spaces and supported punctuation. Latin accents may be omitted, and German ß can be entered as ss. Meaningful words and numbers still need to match. To practise another language, change the page language first and use that page's labels or registered answers instead of assuming an arbitrary translation will work.

  • Asian pear → Pear
  • Corn → Maize
  • Apple → Apple

Choose a small goal for your second round

Your next goal can be more specific than speed. Choose a name that made you pause, such as Napa cabbage, read it in full, and retry the same set in the same language. Note whether you used full names or alternatives and whether you changed devices so that the comparison has useful context.

After a completed round, review time, keystrokes per minute, errors and the best record. Best times are stored in this browser separately by topic, set and language. Results are not combined across devices through an account; keep your own dated note of words you reread if you want a longer study record.

Understand what the illustrations cover

The sets follow everyday food use. Tomato is in vegetables because of culinary use, separate from the botanical meaning of fruit. Pear depicts an Asian pear; the squash is aehobak.

Use these boundaries to treat the illustrations as aids for reading terminology. A correctly typed name records a vocabulary task, not practical competence in identifying or handling the real subject. When you return to a book or class, check that source's definitions and scope to connect the words with their original context.

Continue with another topic or language

The two topics below offer related vocabulary for another reading session. Keep the familiar input routine while changing the subject. Lists differ in length and word size, so compare completion times between attempts with the same conditions rather than across unrelated games.

This guide and its game are available in Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish and German. Change the language menu to read the instructions and names in that language. The game links below retain your current language choice.