Basic B_Lesson 22

______ is used to make glass, washing powder, and paper.

• Salt

• Sugar

_______ really helps the medicine go down!

It’s an important ingredient of many modern medicines.

• Salt

• Sugar

Christopher Columbus introduced _________ to the New World in 1493 on his second voyage.

• salt

• sugar

If you put ________ into a vase of flowers, the flowers last longer.

• salt

• sugar

If you want to check if an egg is fresh, put it in a cup with water and ________. If the egg floats, it isn’t very fresh.

• salt

• sugar

In the UK, there’s a club for people who collect the little packets of ________ you get when you order tea or coffee in a café or restaurant.

• salt

• sugar

If your dog or cat has fleas, and they are now living in your carpets, put some ______ on the carpets and leave it for 12 hours. This kills all the fleas.

• salt

• sugar

Only 6% of the _______ used in the USA is used in food; another 17% is used for de-icing roads in the winter months.

• salt

• sugar

Sure and ______ are the only two words in the English language that begin with ‘su’ and are pronounced ‘sh’.

• salt

• sugar

Scientists use ________ to make different kinds of plastic, e.g. for food packaging.

• salt

• sugar