7 Meals of the Day

Do you know all the words for the meals that we eat during

the day? Most people probably eat about three main meals

every day, but here are 7 words for main and other meals

that we often use:

BREAKFAST

The first meal of the day. Usually around 6am-9am.

BRUNCH

A meal eaten in the late morning, instead of BReakfast and

lUNCH. (informal)

ELEVENSES

A snack (for example, biscuits and coffee). Around 11am.

(BrE, informal)

LUNCH

A meal in the middle of the day. Usually around noon or 1pm.

TEA

A light afternoon meal of sandwiches, cakes etc, with a

drink of tea. Around 4pm. It is also sometimes called

AFTERNOON TEA. (mainly BrE). TEA can also refer to a cooked

evening meal, around 6pm. (BrE)

SUPPER

A light or informal evening meal. Around 6pm-7pm.

DINNER

The main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the

day or in the evening. Usually when people say "dinner",

they mean an evening meal, around 7pm-9pm.