A1Clothes10 min
Clothes and colours
Learn words for everyday clothes and colours, and say what people are wearing.
We talk about clothes every day: what we wear to school or work, what we buy and what colour we like. Learn these words, then look at the colours below.
- T-shirtnoun
- a simple soft top with short sleeves and no buttonsKofi is wearing a white T-shirt.
- shirtnoun
- a top with buttons and a collarMy dad wears a blue shirt to work.
- trousersnoun
- clothes for your legs, from your waist to your feetThese trousers are too long for me.
- jeansnoun
- trousers made of strong cotton, usually blueSofia wears jeans at the weekend.
- dressnoun
- one piece of clothing for a woman or girl: a top and a skirt togetherAiko has a green dress for the party.
- skirtnoun
- clothing for women and girls that hangs down from the waistHer school skirt is grey.
- jacketnoun
- a short coatTake a jacket. It's cold outside.
- shoesnoun
- things you wear on your feet to walk outsideI need new black shoes.
- socksnoun
- soft things you wear on your feet inside your shoesWhere are my red socks?
- hatnoun
- a thing you wear on your headWear a hat in the sun.
- wearverb
- have clothes on your bodyRavi wears a jacket to school.
- colournoun
- red, blue and green are coloursWhat colour is your bag? It's yellow.
Colours
| Colour | Example |
|---|---|
| red | a red tomato |
| blue | the blue sky |
| green | green grass |
| yellow | a yellow lemon |
| orange | an orange carrot |
| brown | a brown chair |
| grey | grey clouds |
| black | black shoes |
| white | white snow |
| pink | a pink flower |
| purple | a purple dress |
Exercise 1 of 2
Choose the clothes or colour
Choose the correct answer.
Exercise 2 of 2
Write the clothes word
Type one word in each gap. Use each word once. Use: dress, hat, jacket, jeans, shoes, wear, yellow.
It's cold. Put on a warm over your shirt.
Lemons are .
Mina is wearing a blue with short sleeves. It goes down to her knees.
I a uniform at school.
These are too small. My feet hurt.
Tomás always wears a in the sun to protect his head.
are a kind of trousers. They are usually blue.
Source
Original lesson by Joy English.
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