Vocabulary: Colours and Shapes – English – 2nd Year Middle School – Algeria

Colours and Shapes

Learning colours and shapes helps you describe objects and the world around you.

Colours

• Primary: red, blue, yellow
• Secondary: green (blue+yellow), orange (red+yellow), purple (red+blue)
• Basic: black, white, grey, brown, pink
• Light/Dark: light blue, dark green, bright red, pale yellow

Shapes

• Circle (round) – Square – Rectangle – Triangle – Star – Heart – Diamond – Oval – Crescent – Cross

Adjectives for describing

• Bright – Dark – Light – Pale – Deep – Soft – Strong

Example Sentences

“The sky is blue. The grass is green. The table is a rectangle. The sun is a circle.”

Exercises

1. Describe the colours of the Algerian flag.
2. Draw and label 5 shapes with their colours.
3. Complete: “The ball is ___ (colour) and ___ (shape).”
4. Name 3 things that are: red, blue, green, round, triangular.

See also Vocabulary: Classroom Objects and School Supplies and Grammar: Adjectives and Their Order.