Listening skills practice: Spelling colours - exercises

Listen to the spelling of the colours to practise and improve your listening skills.

Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write the correct word below the picture.

blue black red yellow

green brown orange white

1. Check your understanding: ordering

Do this exercise while you listen. Write a number (1-10) to put these colours in the order you hear them.

…………. yellow …………. brown

…………. blue …………. purple

…………. red …………. green

…………. white …………. pink

…………. orange …………. black

2. Check your understanding: spelling
Do this exercise while you listen. Write the colour you hear.

1.
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2. ____________________________

3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7. ____________________________

8.
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9.
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10.
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Discussion

What’s your favourite colour?

Why do you like it?