How To Spell Color

However as well as ignoring the atlantic ocean shaw s proclamation overlooks the many differences between british and american spelling.

How to spell color. Blue yellow red black brown green purple pink orange white and gray. If you live in the united states you will use the spelling gray with an a in american english. The spelling without the letter u is the american spelling. The word color has its roots unsurprisingly in the latin word color. In this video you ll learn how to spell eleven color names.

If you like this. Spellings and coloured colouring colourer colourful and discolour are preferred outside the u s. George bernard shaw once remarked that england and america are two countries separated by a common language. Color word pieces puzzle in this puzzle combine pairs of word segments to make color spelling words. British and american spelling.

Tan red optional color activities. One time when i asked a person why they spelt the word colour without the u they said that s how i ve always spelt it. The spelling of the word colour in australia contains the letter u. Colour is used in other english speaking countries. The distinction extends to all derivatives of the word.

Color words match two syllables to make 10 color words. If you write and speak british english you ll spell the color as grey with an e both spellings are considered correct but the preferred spelling depends on whether you follow american english or british english standards. Or go to the answers. Colored coloring colorer colorful and discolor are the u s. Gray and grey are both correct spellings of the word for the neutral or achromatic color a color without color between black and white like a cloud covered sky ashes or lead.

Color is spelled color in the united states and usually colour elsewhere. These variations in spelling exist because of differences between american english and british english. Black blue brown gray green orange pink purple red silver white yellow. Used for centuries both gray and grey come from the old english word grǽg and are related to the dutch word grauw and the german word grau. Here are the colors previously learned in grade 1 that you can include as a review if you choose to do so.