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The
colors
What is the difference
between Color and Colour?

Both words mean the same thing and


its spelling depends on the country
where the word is written.

The word Color is used in United


States.

The word Colour is used in the rest of


the English-speaking countries
(England, Australia, NZ etc.)
Word order with colors
There are three ways that you can use a color in a sentence to describe
something:
• 1. To Be + Color. Example: My car is blue.
• 2. Color + Noun. Example: The blue car is mine.
• 3. Color is the Noun. Example: Blue is the color of my car
Light -- Dark -- Bright
• You can also talk in shades (or intensity) of color in English
by using such expressions as:

• Light is the opposite of Dark.


Bright: a strong colour that is
easy to see.
• Helen has dark green eyes.

• His light grey hair made • The words Light, Dark and


him look very distinguished. Bright are placed before the
color.

• Her bright pink lipstick
doesn't look good.

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