Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
¡Qué color! (What a color!)
Review colors and practice describing clothing using colors (La camisa es roja).
What you'll learn
- Identify at least 5 different colors in Spanish when shown a picture or object.
- Say the names of 3 colors in Spanish out loud during a class activity.
- Match at least 4 Spanish color words to their corresponding English color words on a worksheet.
- Describe at least 2 objects in the classroom using a color word in Spanish in a complete sentence (e.g., "La mesa es roja.").
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify and name 10 common colors in Spanish.
Ask '¿De qué color es...?' and '¿De qué color son...?' to inquire about the color of an object or objects.
Answer questions about color using 'Es [color]' or 'Son [color]'.
Match masculine color adjectives (ending in -o) with masculine nouns.
Change masculine color adjectives (ending in -o) to their feminine form (ending in -a) to match feminine nouns.
Make color adjectives plural by adding -s or -es to match plural nouns.
Imagine you're at a market in Spain! 🍓 You see a big, red strawberry. How would you describe it in Spanish? Let's find out!
In this lesson, we will learn the Spanish words for colors and how to use them to describe things. We'll pract...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
Sustantivo (Noun)A word for a person, place, or thing. In Spanish, nouns are either masculine or feminine.el zapato (the shoe), la camisa (the shirt), la manzana (the apple)
Adjetivo (Adjective)A word that describes a noun. In this lesson, our adjectives are colors!rojo (red), azul (blue), amarillo (yellow)
Género (Gender)In Spanish, nouns are either masculine (often ending in -o) or feminine (often ending in -a).Masculine: el sombrero (the hat). Feminine: la falda (the skirt).
Número (Number)This tells us if there is one thing (singular) or more than one thing (plural).Singular: la flor (the flower). Plural: las flores (the flowers).
Concordancia (Agreement)Making your adjective match the noun it describes in both gender and number.la camisa roja (the red shirt), lo...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Gender Agreement Rule
Adjective ending must match the noun's gender.
If a noun is feminine (like 'la camisa'), a color adjective ending in -o must change to -a. For example, 'rojo' becomes 'roja'. Adjectives that end in -e or a consonant (like 'verde' or 'azul') do not change for gender.
Number Agreement Rule
Adjective ending must match the noun's number.
If a noun is plural (more than one), you must make the adjective plural too. Add -s to adjectives ending in a vowel (rojo -> rojos). Add -es to adjectives ending in a consonant (azul -> azules).
Adjective Placement Rule
Noun + Adjective
In Spanish, the color adjective almost always comes AFTER the noun it is describing. This is the opposite of English...
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Challenging
En la tienda de ropa, María mira una camisa azul, unos pantalones negros y una falda amarilla. Su mamá compra los pantalones para ella. ¿De qué color es la ropa que compra la mamá de María?
A.Azul y amarillo
B.Negro
C.Azul
D.Amarillo y negro
Challenging
Elige la oración que describe correctamente la imagen de 'un carro rojo, dos bicicletas verdes y una casa blanca'.
A.Hay un carro rojo, dos bicicletas verde y una casa blanca.
B.Hay un carro rojo, dos bicicletas verdes y una casa blanco.
C.Hay un carro rojo, dos bicicletas verdes y una casa blanca.
D.Hay un carros rojo, dos bicicletas verdes y una casa blanca.
Challenging
Mi chaqueta no es ni roja ni amarilla. No es del color de la hierba (grass). Es del color del océano. ¿De qué color es mi chaqueta?
A.Verde
B.Roja
C.Amarilla
D.Azul
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