Mia: What is your favorite color, Tom?
Tom: I like blue.
Mia: I like red.
Tom: Look! This is a yellow flower.
Mia: And that is a green tree!
Tom: The sky is blue, and the sun is yellow.
Mia: I see a red car and a white cat!
Tom: Colors are fun!
Placement of adjectives: In English, color adjectives come before the noun
Correct: a red car
Wrong: a car red
Vocabulary:
• red (adj): the color of apples or stop signs
• blue (adj): the color of the sky or the sea
• yellow (adj): the color of the sun or bananas
• green (adj): the color of grass or trees
• white (adj): the color of snow or milk
• black (adj): the color of night or a chalkboard
• orange (adj): the color of oranges or pumpkins
• pink (adj): a light red color, like flamingos or bubblegum
• purple (adj): a mix of red and blue, like grapes or lavender
• brown (adj): the color of chocolate or tree bark
• gray (adj): the color between black and white, like clouds
• light blue (adj): a pale blue, like the sky on a clear day
• dark green (adj): a deep green, like pine trees
• gold (adj): a shiny yellow color, like jewelry
• silver (adj): a shiny gray color, like metal or coins