全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
我有一个红色的苹果。
wǒ yǒu yí gè hóng sè de píng guǒ
I have a red apple.
天空是蓝色的。
tiān kōng shì lán sè de
The sky is blue.
小草是绿色的。
xiǎo cǎo shì lǜ sè de
The grass is green.
妹妹穿着一条黄色的裙子。
mèi mei chuān zhe yì tiáo huáng sè de qún zi
My little sister is wearing a yellow dress.
太阳圆圆的，像一个大球。
tài yáng yuán yuán de xiàng yí gè dà qiú
The sun is round, like a big ball.
你喜欢什么颜色？
nǐ xǐ huan shén me yán sè
What colour do you like?
我最喜欢粉红色。
wǒ zuì xǐ huan fěn hóng sè
I like pink best.
桌子上有三张白纸。
zhuō zi shàng yǒu sān zhāng bái zhǐ
There are three sheets of white paper on the table.
这只小猫是黑色的。
zhè zhī xiǎo māo shì hēi sè de
This kitten is black.
爸爸的车是灰色的。
bà ba de chē shì huī sè de
Dad's car is grey.
我用绿色的笔画小树。
wǒ yòng lǜ sè de bǐ huà xiǎo shù
I draw a little tree with a green pen.
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
香蕉是黄色的。
xiāng jiāo shì huáng sè de
Bananas are yellow.
💡 Ripe bananas are yellow; blue or black bananas don't make sense.
牛奶是白色的。
niú nǎi shì bái sè de
Milk is white.
💡 Milk is white, so 白色.
皮球是圆圆的，可以滚来滚去。
pí qiú shì yuán yuán de kě yǐ gǔn lái gǔn qù
The ball is round, so it can roll about.
💡 Only something round (圆圆的) rolls about.
我有两个红色的气球。
wǒ yǒu liǎng gè hóng sè de qì qiú
I have two red balloons.
💡 Balloons take 个: 两个气球. 本 is for books and 张 for flat things like paper.
西瓜外面是绿色的，里面是红色的。
xī guā wài miàn shì lǜ sè de lǐ miàn shì hóng sè de
A watermelon is green outside and red inside.
💡 The inside of a watermelon is red.
这本书是什么颜色的？
zhè běn shū shì shén me yán sè de
What colour is this book?
💡 Asking about colour: 什么颜色的？
红色和黄色放在一起，变成了橙色。
hóng sè hé huáng sè fàng zài yì qǐ biàn chéng le chéng sè
Put red and yellow together and they turn orange.
💡 Red and yellow paint mixed together make orange.
正方形有四条边。
zhèng fāng xíng yǒu sì tiáo biān
A square has four sides.
💡 A square has four equal sides; a triangle has three.
三角形有三个角。
sān jiǎo xíng yǒu sān gè jiǎo
A triangle has three corners.
💡 A triangle has three corners (角) — that is where its name comes from.
绿灯亮了，我们才可以过马路。
lǜ dēng liàng le wǒ men cái kě yǐ guò mǎ lù
Only when the green light is on can we cross the road.
💡 We cross only on the green light; red means stop.
我的书包是蓝色的，水壶也是蓝色的。
wǒ de shū bāo shì lán sè de shuǐ hú yě shì lán sè de
My school bag is blue, and my water bottle is blue too.
💡 也 means "also" for one more thing; 都 needs two or more things before it.
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句：我有一只红色的苹果。
wǒ yǒu yì zhī hóng sè de píng guǒ
I have a red apple (wrong measure word).
改正：我有一个红色的苹果。
wǒ yǒu yí gè hóng sè de píng guǒ
I have a red apple.
💡 Apples take 个, not 只 (animals), 本 (books) or 条 (long things).
病句：我喜欢红色的的苹果。
wǒ xǐ huan hóng sè de de píng guǒ
I like red apples (with 的 twice).
改正：我喜欢红色的苹果。
wǒ xǐ huan hóng sè de píng guǒ
I like red apples.
💡 One 的 is enough between the colour and the thing.
病句：你喜欢什么颜色吗？
nǐ xǐ huan shén me yán sè ma
What colour do you like (with an extra 吗)?
改正：你喜欢什么颜色？
nǐ xǐ huan shén me yán sè
What colour do you like?
💡 A question with 什么 doesn't need 吗 at the end.
病句：太阳方方的，像一个大球。
tài yáng fāng fāng de xiàng yí gè dà qiú
The sun is square, like a big ball.
改正：太阳圆圆的，像一个大球。
tài yáng yuán yuán de xiàng yí gè dà qiú
The sun is round, like a big ball.
💡 A ball is round, so the sun that looks like a ball is 圆圆的.
病句：草是红色的，天是绿色的。
cǎo shì hóng sè de tiān shì lǜ sè de
The grass is red and the sky is green.
改正：草是绿色的，天是蓝色的。
cǎo shì lǜ sè de tiān shì lán sè de
The grass is green and the sky is blue.
💡 Grass is green and the sky is blue: the colours were wrong.
病句：这两个气球是颜色一样。
zhè liǎng gè qì qiú shì yán sè yí yàng
These two balloons are the same colour (word order wrong).
改正：这两个气球的颜色一样。
zhè liǎng gè qì qiú de yán sè yí yàng
These two balloons are the same colour.
💡 Say whose colour first: 气球的颜色一样.
病句：妹妹穿着一张黄色的裙子。
mèi mei chuān zhe yì zhāng huáng sè de qún zi
My sister is wearing a yellow dress (wrong measure word).
改正：妹妹穿着一条黄色的裙子。
mèi mei chuān zhe yì tiáo huáng sè de qún zi
My sister is wearing a yellow dress.
💡 Dresses and skirts take 条: 一条裙子.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
苹果很甜。
píng guǒ hěn tián
The apple is sweet.
什么颜色？：红苹果很甜。
hóng píng guǒ hěn tián
The red apple is sweet.
哪一个？：这个红苹果很甜。
zhè ge hóng píng guǒ hěn tián
This red apple is sweet.
在哪里？怎么样？：篮子里的那个大红苹果又香又甜。
lán zi lǐ de nà ge dà hóng píng guǒ yòu xiāng yòu tián
That big red apple in the basket is fragrant and sweet.
小鸟在飞。
xiǎo niǎo zài fēi
A little bird is flying.
什么样的鸟？：一只小黄鸟在飞。
yì zhī xiǎo huáng niǎo zài fēi
A little yellow bird is flying.
在哪里飞？：一只小黄鸟在蓝蓝的天空中飞。
yì zhī xiǎo huáng niǎo zài lán lán de tiān kōng zhōng fēi
A little yellow bird is flying in the blue sky.
怎么样飞？：一只小黄鸟在蓝蓝的天空中快乐地飞。
yì zhī xiǎo huáng niǎo zài lán lán de tiān kōng zhōng kuài lè de fēi
A little yellow bird is flying happily in the blue sky.
五、造句 Make a sentence
颜色 yán sè · colour
你的书包是什么颜色的？
nǐ de shū bāo shì shén me yán sè de
What colour is your school bag?
我最喜欢的颜色是蓝色。
wǒ zuì xǐ huan de yán sè shì lán sè
My favourite colour is blue.
圆圆的 yuán yuán de · round
晚上，天上有一个圆圆的月亮。
wǎn shàng tiān shàng yǒu yí gè yuán yuán de yuè liang
At night there is a round moon in the sky.
弟弟的脸圆圆的，很可爱。
dì di de liǎn yuán yuán de hěn kě ài
My little brother's face is round and very cute.
五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè · colourful
花园里开满了五颜六色的花。
huā yuán lǐ kāi mǎn le wǔ yán liù sè de huā
The garden is full of colourful flowers.
姐姐有很多五颜六色的笔。
jiě jie yǒu hěn duō wǔ yán liù sè de bǐ
My big sister has lots of colourful pens.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句：苹果是红色的，香蕉是黄色的。
píng guǒ shì hóng sè de xiāng jiāo shì huáng sè de
Apples are red and bananas are yellow.
……是……色的，……是……色的。
小草是绿色的，天空是蓝色的。
xiǎo cǎo shì lǜ sè de tiān kōng shì lán sè de
The grass is green and the sky is blue.
牛奶是白色的，巧克力是咖啡色的。
niú nǎi shì bái sè de qiǎo kè lì shì kā fēi sè de
Milk is white and chocolate is brown.
例句：我有一个圆圆的皮球。
wǒ yǒu yí gè yuán yuán de pí qiú
I have a round ball.
……有一个……的……。
妹妹有一个红红的苹果。
mèi mei yǒu yí gè hóng hóng de píng guǒ
My little sister has a bright red apple.
爷爷有一个大大的花园。
yé ye yǒu yí gè dà dà de huā yuán
Grandpa has a big garden.