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Writing - Colours

Colour words make writing bright and clear. This quiz lets you describe objects with colourful phrases and choose the best words for each picture.

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Fascinating Fact:

Mixing colour words can be fun in writing: “a blue-green sea” or “a red-brown fox.”

In KS1 English, children learn to use colour words to make their sentences more interesting. They choose adjectives to show shade, brightness and feeling, and sometimes join colours together to build vivid pictures for the reader.

Key Terms

Colour adjective: A describing word that tells you the colour of something, such as blue, green or golden.
Shade: How light or dark a colour is, like pale blue, dark green or bright yellow.
Compound colour word: A colour made from two words, such as blue-green, red-brown or yellow-orange.

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What are colour words in KS1 English?

In KS1 English, colour words are adjectives that tell the reader what colour something is, such as red, silver, bright blue or dark green.

How do colour words make my writing better in KS1?

Colour words make writing more interesting because they help the reader see the picture in their mind, instead of reading plain sentences with very little detail.

How can children practise writing with colour words at home?

Children can label pictures with colour phrases, describe favourite toys using two or three colour words, or rewrite simple sentences to add brighter, more detailed colour descriptions.

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Which of these words is not a colour?

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brown

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2 .

Which of these words describes a fruit and a colour?

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3 .

What colour is this?

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4 .

Which of these words describes a fruit and a colour?

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5 .

What colour is this?

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6 .

What colour is this?

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7 .

Which of these words is not a colour?

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8 .

Which of these is not a colour in the traffic lights?