Colour and Shape

Lesson 5

Blue

Title: Blue

/bluː/

adjective

Origin: blou

Example

the blue waters of the lake

Example

Green

Title: Green

/ɡriːn/

Origin: grene

adjective

Example

beautiful green eyes

Example

Pink

Title: Pink

/pɪŋk/

adjective

Example

bright pink lipstick

Example

Red

Title: Red

/red/

Origin: read

Adjective

Example

We painted the door red

Example

Orange

Title: Orange

/ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/

Adjective

Example

That glass is orange

Example

Yellow

Title: Yellow

/ˈjel.oʊ/

Origin: geolu

Adjective

Example

The room was decorated in yellow

Example

Purple

Title: Purple

/ˈpɝː.pəl/

adjective

Origin: purpura

Example

I like purple shirt

Example

Gray

Title: Gray

/ɡreɪ/

adjective

Example

Do you have these skirts in grey?

Example

Brown

Title: Brown

/braʊn/

Adjective

Origin: brun

Example

dark brown hair

Example

Cream

Title: Cream

/kriːm/

Adjective

Origin: craime, cresme

Example

I want coffee with heavy cream

Example

Circle

Title: Circle

/ˈsɜː.kəl/

[noun]

Synonyms:

- ring

Origin: cercle

Example

Circle the correct answer

Example

Square

Title: Square

/skweər/

[noun]

Example

a large square room

Example

Diamond

Title: Diamond

/ˈdaɪə.mənd/

[noun]

Origin: diamant ‘hard metal

Example

Cut the cookie dough into diamonds

Example

Triangle

Title: Triangle

/ˈtraɪ.æŋ.ɡəl/

[noun]

Origin: triangulum

Example

a flat shape with three straight sides and three angles

Example

Rectangle

Title: Rectangle

/ˈrek.tæŋ.ɡəl/

[noun]

Origin: rectangulus

Example

a shape that has four straight sides, two of which are usually longer than the other two

Example

Ellipse

Title: Ellipse

/iˈlɪps/

[noun]

Origin: Latin ellipsis

Example

a curved shape like a circle, but with two slightly longer and flatter sides

Example

Black

Title: Black

/blæk/

[adjective]

Synonyms: dark

Antonyms: white

Origin: blæc

Example

a black dress

Example

White

Title: White

/waɪt/

[adjective]

Antonyms: black

Origin: hwit

Example

a white dress

Example