A1 Colours Vocabulary
Quick Answer
These are ten useful A1 colour words: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, black, white, pink, and brown. Study the pictures, read the examples, then practise with flashcards and review.
These are the ten most common colours in everyday English. Start with the primary colours (red, blue, yellow), then learn the secondary and neutral colours below.
A1 Colours Vocabulary
Learn ten everyday colour words with pictures, short examples, practice questions, flashcards, and a review queue.
Study Cards
Read the word, look at the picture, and say the example sentence.
Quick Practice
Choose the word that completes the sentence.
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Flashcards
Look at the picture first, then tap the card to check the word.
Spaced Review
Review cards today, then let the queue bring them back later.
How to Use Colour Words
In English, the colour goes before the noun: a red apple, a blue car, a yellow banana. Do not say “an apple red”. The colour comes first, then the thing.
You can also use colours with the verb to be: The sky is blue. My shoes are black.
Quick Check Quiz
Test what you have learned. Pick the right colour for each sentence, then press Check.
1. Strawberries are ______.
2. The sky is ______.
3. A banana is ______.
4. Grass and trees are ______.
5. Snow is ______.
Keep Going
Now you know your colours, you can describe the food and drink you learned earlier: a red apple, a yellow banana, a white glass of milk. Browse all A1 Vocabulary lessons to keep practising.
I’m Khamis Maiouf. English is not my first language – I learned it as an adult in the UK, passed Functional Skills Level 2 in English, qualified in Hairdressing at Level 3, and I’m now studying Business at university. For over five years I’ve taught ESOL classes in my community and tutored students through GCSE English. I write every lesson on this site myself, for the learner I used to be.