Colours & Descriptions

Describe objects using colours and adjectives.

Lesson

Basic colours:

red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, pink, white, black, grey, brown

Using colours:

The car is red. — predicate adjective
a blue sky — attributive adjective (before noun)

Useful adjectives:

big / small, tall / short, old / new, hot / cold, fast / slow

Vocabulary

English	English	Example
	Red	She wore a red dress.
	Blue	The ocean is blue.
	Green	The grass is green.
	Yellow	The sun looks yellow.
	Big	That is a big house.
	Small	It is a small dog.
	Old	This is an old building.
	New	I have a new phone.

Pronunciation

Word	Phonetic	Tip
Purple	ˈpɜːpəl	Two syllables; the second "r" is barely pronounced
Grey	ɡreɪ	Also spelled "gray" in American English
Orange	ˈɒrɪndʒ	Two syllables: OR-inj

Grammar tip

Adjective order: English has a fixed adjective order before nouns: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material. A beautiful small old round green French silver box.

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