Numbers (1-100) and Colours — Vocabulary — English — 1st Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Numbers (1-100) and Colours — English Vocabulary

Lesson Objectives:

• Learn numbers from 1 to 100 in English.
• Identify and name basic colours in English.
• Use numbers and colours in simple sentences.
• Practise asking and answering questions about colours and numbers.

1. Numbers 1-20

Number	English	Number	English
1	one	11	eleven
2	two	12	twelve
3	three	13	thirteen
4	four	14	fourteen
5	five	15	fifteen
6	six	16	sixteen
7	seven	17	seventeen
8	eight	18	eighteen
9	nine	19	nineteen
10	ten	20	twenty

2. Numbers 21-100

Rule: For numbers 21 to 99, say the tens number + the unit number with a hyphen.

• 21 = twenty-one, 22 = twenty-two, 23 = twenty-three … 29 = twenty-nine
• 30 = thirty, 31 = thirty-one … 40 = forty
• 50 = fifty, 60 = sixty, 70 = seventy, 80 = eighty, 90 = ninety
• 100 = one hundred

Examples: 45 = forty-five, 67 = sixty-seven, 82 = eighty-two, 99 = ninety-nine.

3. Colours

Colour	English	Example
🟥	red	a red apple
🟦	blue	a blue sky
🟩	green	a green tree
🟨	yellow	a yellow sun
🟧	orange	an orange orange
🟪	purple	a purple flower
🩷	pink	a pink dress
⬛	black	a black cat
⬜	white	a white cloud
🟫	brown	a brown dog
⬜	grey / gray	a grey elephant

4. Examples in Sentences

• I have three pencils.
• There are twenty students in the class.
• My bag is blue.
• The banana is yellow.
• She has ten red flowers.
• How many books? — Fifteen books.
• What colour is the sky? — It is blue.

5. Solved Exercises

Exercise 1: Write the following numbers in words.

1. 7 → seven
2. 12 → twelve
3. 23 → twenty-three
4. 46 → forty-six
5. 58 → fifty-eight
6. 100 → one hundred

Exercise 2: Complete with the correct colour.

1. Grass is ______. → green
2. Snow is ______. → white
3. The sun is ______. → yellow
4. An elephant is ______. → grey
5. A strawberry is ______. → red

6. Practice Exercises

Exercise 3: Match the number with its word.

1. 34 ······ a) seventy-eight
2. 78 ······ b) thirty-four
3. 91 ······ c) fifty-six
4. 56 ······ d) ninety-one
5. 43 ······ e) forty-three

Exercise 4: Look around your classroom. Write 3 sentences about colours you see.

Example: The board is black. The door is brown. The wall is white.

7. Related Lessons:

• My Daily Routine (Present Simple) — English 2nd Year
• Prepositions of Place — English 1st Year

Summary:

• Numbers 1-12 have special names; 13-19 end in -teen; tens end in -ty.
• For 21-99, combine tens and units with a hyphen: forty-seven.
• Basic colours: red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, pink, black, white, brown, grey.
• Put the colour before the noun: a red car (not “a car red”).