V3
Colours
Basic colour words in English
red
the colour of tomatoes and strawberries /red/
Strawberries and tomatoes are red.
blue
the colour of the sky on a sunny day /bluː/
On a sunny day, the sky is blue.
green
the colour of grass and leaves /ɡriːn/
In spring the grass and the leaves are green.
yellow
the colour of bananas and lemons /ˈjel.əʊ/
Bananas and lemons are yellow.
black
the colour of the sky at night; the opposite of white /blæk/
At night the sky is black.
white
the colour of snow and milk /waɪt/
Snow and milk are white.
orange
the colour of carrots /ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/
Carrots are orange.
purple
the colour you get when you mix red and blue /ˈpɜː.pəl/
Red and blue make purple.
brown
the colour of chocolate /braʊn/
Chocolate is brown.
pink
a light red; the colour you get when you mix red and white /pɪŋk/
Red and white make pink.
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