Colors (A1 Vocabulary)
Two bright colors. Red like an apple, and yellow like the sun.
Bright colors
- Try it: Choose the word: (yellow / blue / brown) Answer: yellow — This color is yellow.
| Word | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|
| red | /rɛd/ | a red apple |
| yellow | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | the yellow sun |
Colors outside
You see these colors outside every day. Blue like the sky, green like grass, and brown like a bear.
- Try it: Choose the word: (green / red / white) Answer: green — This color is green.
| Word | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|
| blue | /bluː/ | the blue sky |
| green | /ɡriːn/ | green grass |
| brown | /braʊn/ | a brown bear |
Black, white and gray
Three colors with no color in them. Black like a night sky, white like snow, and gray in between the two.
- Try it: Choose the word: (black / brown / gray) Answer: black — This color is black, the darkest of them all.
- Try it: Choose the word: (gray / black / white) Answer: gray — This color is gray. It is not as dark as black, and not as light as white.
- Try it: Choose the word: (white / yellow / gray) Answer: white — This color is white, like snow.
| Word | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|
| black | /blæk/ | a black cat |
| white | /waɪt/ | white snow |
| gray | /ɡreɪ/ | a gray phone |