La Moda: Articoli di Abbigliamento ~ I Colori

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La Moda: Articoli di Abbigliamento
~ I Colori ~
Directions: Use the word list below to write the corresponding color on the line.
WORD LIST
nero
rosso
rosa
verde
bianco
azzurro
giallo
marrone
1) red _______rosso_________
2) orange _______arancione________
3) yellow______giallo________
4) green _______verde_______
5) blue _______blu____________
6) light blue ______azzurro___________
7) purple ________viola_______
8) pink ________rosa__________
9) brown _____marrone___________
10) white ___bianco_______
11) gray ______grigio________
12) black _______nero___________
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arancione
grigio
blu
viola
~ Italiano: I Colori ~
Colors are adjectives.
Like adjectives, most colors must agree with the nouns they modify.
Italian Colors are divided into
3 groups.
Colors ending in “o” – which have 4 forms:
1) masculine singular (colors ends in the letter “o”)
2) feminine singular (color ends in the letter “a”)
3) masculine plural (color ends in the letter “i”)
4) feminine plural (color ends in the letter “e”)
Practice: Colors ending in “o”
azzurro
giallo
nero
Masculine
Singular
azzurro
giallo
nero
Feminine
Singular
azzurra
gialla
nera
Masculine
Plural
azzurri
gialli
neri
Feminine
Plural
azzure
gialle
nere
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grigio
bianco
Masculine
Singular
grigio
bianco
Feminine
Singular
grigia
bianca
Masculine
Plural
*grigi
*bianchi
*Attention to the spelling
*Attention to the spelling
Feminine
Plural
*grige
*bianche
*Attention to the spelling
*Attention to the spelling
Colors ending in “e” – which have 2 forms:
1) masculine singular & feminine singular (color ends in “e”)
2) masculine plural & feminine plural (color ends in “i”)
Practice: Colors ending in “e”
marrone
verde
Masculine
Singular
marrone
verde
Feminine
Singular
marrone
verde
Masculine
Plural
marroni
verdi
Feminine
Plural
marroni
verdi
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Invariable colors have only 1 form
and do not change.
Practice: Invariable Colors
rosa
blu
viola
Masculine
Singular
rosa
blu
viola
Feminine
Singular
rosa
blu
viola
Masculine
Plural
rosa
blu
viola
Feminine
Plural
rosa
blu
viola
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Pratica: Che colore e’ l’articolo di abbigliamento?
Directions: Write the color in Italian on the lines below. Make sure that the color
(adjective) agrees with the noun (article of clothing) that it is modifying.
1) la maglietta _______rossa_______ (red)
2) il maglione ______verde_________ (green)
3) la gonna __________azzurra_________ (light blue)
4) la cravatta ________nera________ (black)
5) il cappotto _____bianco________ e ______marrone_____ (white & brown)
6) la felpa ______grigia____ (gray)
7) i guanti _______marroni_______ (brown)
8) i pantaloni ______neri________ (black)
9) il vestito _______rosa__________ (pink)
10) i pantaloncini ______rossi______ e _______blu_______ (red & blue)
11) gli stivali _______neri________ (black)
12) le scarpe ________marroni________ (brown)
13) i sandali ________arancioni_________ (orange)
14) la cintura ______verde___________ (green)
15) i calzini __________gialli_________ (yellow)
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Directions: Apply your knowledge of colors in describing the articles of clothing that each character is
wearing in the pictures below. USE COMPLETE SENTENCES! Don’t forget to use the verb “to
wear.” {*Remember that the noun (the article of clothing) is first and then the adjective (color)}.
1.) La signora indossa un vestito
azzurro e le scarpe azzurre.
2.) Indossa i pantaloni blu, la giacca rossa e le scarpe
bianche.
3.) La signorina indossa una maglietta azzurra, i
pantaloni arancioni, le scarpe viola e la borsetta viola.
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