Name all 10 core colours in Arabic with correct masculine and feminine forms
F3Lesson 5 of 12◇ Core language
Colours — Full System and Agreement
الأَلوان — النِّظام الكامِل والمُطابَقة
My Family & Home · Personal and social life
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Learning Objectives
Focus on these outcomes rather than trying to memorise everything at once.
Apply colour adjectives correctly to nouns of both genders
Use colours in connected descriptions of home, family and personal items
Revision plan
- 10 minWarm-upColour patterns — spot the difference
- 15 minStep 1Two patterns — systematic drilling
- 15 minStep 2Colour in context — home and family descriptions
- 10 minStep 3Colour sorting game
- 10 minPlenaryColour my world
Exam connection: Listening: home/family descriptions | Reading: profiles and home descriptions | Writing: extended description (70–90 words) | Speaking: topic conversation on home and family
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Vocabulary
Tap each card to reveal the meaning, category and example.
Three-step recall
- Say the Arabic aloud.
- Cover the meaning and recall it.
- Use six items in your own spoken or written sentences.
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Quizzes
Use the two short checks. Errors show you what to revise next.
Quiz 1 — Meaning check
0 / 61. What does بُنِّي / بُنِّيَّة mean?
2. What does أَبْيَض / بَيْضاء mean?
3. What does رَمادي / رَمادِيَّة mean?
4. What does بَنَفْسَجي / بَنَفْسَجِيَّة mean?
5. What does لَوْني المُفَضَّل mean?
6. What does السَّماء mean?
Quiz 2 — Match Arabic and English
العربية
English
Matched: 0 / 6
Stretch challenge
Choose three matched items and combine them into one accurate sentence or short exchange.
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Grammar
Read the rule, notice the pattern and then produce your own examples.
Core rule / strategy
Colour adjective system: two patterns. Pattern 1 (broken plural pattern — أفعَل/فَعلاء): أحمر/حمراء، أزرق/زرقاء، أخضر/خضراء، أصفر/صفراء، أبيض/بيضاء، أسود/سوداء. Pattern 2 (regular nisba — just add ة): برتقالي/ة، بنفسجي/ة، بني/ة، رمادي/ة، وردي/ة. You distinguish the two patterns. Light/dark modification: أزرق فاتح (light blue).
Notice the pattern
- باب أحمر. ستارة حمراء.
- كتاب أزرق. سماء زرقاء.
- قلم أخضر. حديقة خضراء.
- مصباح أصفر.
Accuracy checklist
- Check the subject and verb or noun/adjective agreement.
- Check gender, number and tense or time frame.
- Use the lesson structure in a complete, meaningful sentence.
- Read the sentence aloud and correct anything that sounds incomplete.
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Check a model pattern after you try
Compare your sentences with these lesson patterns. Check the same agreement, tense or word order.
- أحمر/حمراء، أزرق/زرقاء، أخضر/خضراء، أصفر/صفراء، أبيض/بيضاء، أسود/سوداء
- برتقالي/ة، بنفسجي/ة، بني/ة، رمادي/ة، وردي/ة
Now correct one of your own sentences if needed.
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Skills Practice
Practise listening, reading, speaking and writing with the same lesson language.
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Listening
Listen for intention. Listen twice: first for the overall meaning, then for evidence.
🎧 Recorded audio coming soon — use the device voice for listening practice now. Keep the transcript hidden for your first two listens.
باب أحمر. ستارة حمراء. كتاب أزرق. سماء زرقاء. قلم أخضر. حديقة خضراء. مصباح أصفر. باب أبيض. غرفة بيضاء.
- What is the main topic or situation?
- Is the purpose to describe, explain, advise, invite, complain or persuade?
- What clue helped you identify the purpose?
Check your listening
A successful answer identifies the main topic, at least three accurate words and one relevant detail. Replay once, then reveal the transcript only if you still need support.
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Reading
Underline known words before answering.
سرير كبير. سرير كبير أبيض.
- What is the main idea or situation?
- Choose one phrase and explain what it means in this context.
- Find one example that shows the lesson language or grammar in use.
- What extra detail could you add to make the text more complete?
Reading support
Start with names, numbers, repeated words, connectors and familiar verb patterns. You do not need to translate every word.
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Speaking
Build your answer, then ask a follow-up question.
- Describe two people or things using the target agreement accurately. Give at least three complete examples.
- Use at least three useful items from this lesson and one complete sentence with the target grammar.
- Add one reason, detail or example instead of giving only a short answer.
Useful frame:في رَأيي.. لِأَنَّ.. أَيضاً.. وَمِن جِهَةٍ أُخرى..
Working alone? Record yourself for 30–60 seconds, listen back once, and improve one pronunciation, grammar or fluency point.
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Writing
Plan, write, check and improve.
Task: Write a short description of your family or home using the lesson focus and vocabulary. Target: 40–60 words.
Need help? Build your answer in small steps
- Opening: one clear sentence that answers the task.
- Detail: add two relevant pieces of information.
- Extend: add a reason, opinion, time phrase or example.
- Check: compare agreement, spelling and tense with the lesson rule.
Patterns from this lesson you can adapt:
- سرير كبير
Try first without opening this support. Adapt the patterns; do not copy them as a complete answer.
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Activities
Complete the activities in order, or choose the one that addresses your weakest area.
Independent revision: if an activity mentions a partner, cards, a picture or classroom equipment, use paper/notes on your device and complete both sides yourself. For speaking, record your answer and listen back once.
Warm-up10 min
Colour patterns — spot the difference
Write this down: أحمر/حمراء alongside برتقالي/برتقالية. Ask: "What is different about how the feminine is formed?" Discuss in pairs. Establish: Pattern 1 (broken — completely different feminine form) vs Pattern 2 (regular — just add ة). This lesson is about mastering both patterns. You predict which pattern each colour follows before the main teaching — then check.
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Two patterns — systematic drilling
Work through all 11 colours systematically. For each: write masculine, write feminine, say both aloud (choral), Write in books. Use a two-column table: Pattern 1 | Pattern 2. After drilling all 11, the table is their reference for the rest of the lesson. Test: your partner shows a coloured object/picture and says a noun — Write the correct colour adjective in the correct form. Do 10 items. Check together.
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Colour in context — home and family descriptions
Return to you' room descriptions from Lesson 4 and family descriptions from Lesson 2. You add colour adjectives to your existing sentences: upgrade "سرير كبير" to "سرير كبير أبيض"، upgrade "شعره" to "شعره بني قصير." This recycling of earlier work shows progress and embeds colours naturally. You must add at least 3 colour adjectives to your room description and 2 to your family description. Check agreement before pen goes on paper — pencil draft first.
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Colour sorting game
Make or use a set of 12 cards: 6 nouns (masculine and feminine mixed) and 6 colour options. You must match noun + correct colour form and justify: "باب أحمر — باب is masculine so I use أحمر." Then challenge: arrange them into sentences with يوجَد or هناك. "يوجَد باب أحمر وستارة حمراء في غرفتي." Read your best sentence aloud.
Plenary10 min
Colour my world
You look around the classroom and describe 5 objects in Arabic using colour adjectives: "الباب بُنِّي. السبورة بيضاء. الكتاب أزرق." Then write one sentence about your favourite colour and something that colour: "لوني المفضل أزرق. سماء لندن زرقاء أحياناً." Say your answer aloud or compare it with a partner. Add colour vocabulary to vocab books — both forms clearly marked.
Useful to have
Things you can make or find to help you revise this lesson:
- Colour wheel with Arabic labels
- Colour pattern reference card (Pattern 1 vs Pattern 2)
- Coloured objects around the room or pictures
- Colour agreement sorting game
Stretch challenge
If you already speak some Arabic at home: write 8–10 sentences describing the colours of a traditional Arabic garment, building, or artwork (e.g. the blue tiles of a Moroccan riad, the colours of a Palestinian thobe). Use both pattern 1 and pattern 2 colours, with light/dark modifications where appropriate.
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Plenary
Finish with a quick check and one clear next step.
Key takeaways
- Name all 10 core colours in Arabic with correct masculine and feminine forms
- Apply colour adjectives correctly to nouns of both genders
- Use colours in connected descriptions of home, family and personal items
- Grammar focus: Colour adjective system: two patterns. Pattern 1 (broken plural pattern — أفعَل/فَعلاء): أحمر/حمراء، أزرق/زرقاء، أخضر/خضراء، أصفر/صفراء، أبيض/بيضاء، أسود/سوداء. Pattern 2 (regular nisba — just add ة): برتقالي/ة، بنفسجي/ة، بني/ة، رمادي/ة، وردي/ة. You distinguish the two patterns. Light/dark modification: أزرق فاتح (light blue).
Final check
Colour form drilling table. Upgraded room/family descriptions (a partner review). Sorting game observation.
Optional follow-up
Write 8 sentences using colour adjectives — 4 about your home, 4 about your family or personal items. Make sure you use BOTH pattern 1 and pattern 2 colours, with correct gender agreement throughout.
Confidence check
How secure do you feel after this lesson?
Remember: quick revision works best when you revisit weak vocabulary and correct errors, not when you try to complete everything in one sitting.