Colors (A1 Vocabulary)

These are bright, warm colors. Red like an apple, yellow like the sun, orange like a carrot, and purple like a grape.

Warm colors

• red /rɛd/ — a red apple
• yellow /ˈjɛloʊ/ — the yellow sun
• orange /ˈɔrɪndʒ/ — an orange carrot
• purple /ˈpɜːrpəl/ — a purple grape
• Try it: Choose the word: (yellow / blue / brown) Answer: yellow — This color is yellow.

Colors in nature

You see these colors outside every day. Blue like the sky, green like grass, and brown like a bear.

• blue /bluː/ — the blue sky
• green /ɡriːn/ — green grass
• brown /braʊn/ — a brown bear
• Try it: Choose the word: (green / orange / white) Answer: green — This color is green.

Black and white

Two simple colors: black like a cat at night, and white like snow.

• black /blæk/ — a black cat
• white /waɪt/ — white snow
• Try it: Choose the word: (white / black / red) Answer: white — This color is white.