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How do we describe colors, qualities, sizes, shapes, and materials? In our life, we often need to know how to describe colors, sizes, shapes, etc. In order to be able to describe the things above here we will talk about “how to describe colors, qualities, sizes, shapes, and materials”.
A. Describing colors in English
Colors can make our life bright and interesting. Imagine how boring our life would be if there were no colors. We cannot enjoy the beauty of flowers, rainbow, butterflies, etc. Wherever we are, we will find colors: at home, at school, in the park, in the garden, etc.
We will also find colors from the time we get up in the morning until the time we go to bed at night. So, colors are very meaningful in our life. Here are the most common color names are:
Black
Gray/Grey
White
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple
Brown
Magenta
Cyan
Olive
Maroon
Navy
Aquamarine
Turquoise
Silver
Lime
Teal
Indigo
Violet
Pink
Expression
1. The circle is red. It is a red circle.
2. The square is blue. It is a blue square.
3. The triangle is yellow. It is a yellow triangle.
4. The rectangle is green. It is a green rectangle.
5. The parallelogram is orange. It is an orange parallelogram.
6. The oval is white. It is a white oval.
7. The cylinder is black. It is a black cylinder.
8. The pentagon is grey. It is a grey pentagon.
9. The hexagon is purple. It is a purple hexagon.
10. The box is brown. It is a brown box.
B. Describing Qualities
Do you know how to show or describe the qualities of things around you? If you do not know how to describe it so you should learn it below!
Expression
1. The flowers are beautiful. They are beautiful flowers.
2. The suitcase is good. It is a good suitcase.
3. The chairs are broken. They are broken chairs.
4. The picture is bad. It is a bad picture.
5. The butterfly is lovely. It is a lovely butterfly.
C. Describing Sizes
There are so many sizes around us; we should sometimes describe it in our daily English conversation. Below are some example how to express or describe size for you!
Expression
1. Box A is heavy. It’s a heavy box.
2. Box B is light. It’s a light box.
3. Cylinder A is big. It’s a big cylinder.
4. Cylinder B is small. It’s a small cylinder.
5. The electricity pylon is tall. It’s a tall electricity pylon.
6. The telephone pole is short. It’s a short telephone pole.
7. The dictionary is thick. It’s a thick dictionary.
8. The notebook is thin. It’s a thin notebook.
9. The road is long. It’s a long road.
10. The rope is short. It’s a short rope.
11. The boy is fat. He’s a fat boy.
12. The girl is skinny. She’s a skinny girl.
D. Describing Shapes
Describing shapes is sometimes become more difficult if we do not understand how to do it. To help you, I will share some expression used for describing shapes as below!
Expression
1. The coins are circular. They’re circular coins.
2. The ball is spherical. It’s a spherical ball.
3. The plates are oval. They’re oval plates.
4. The chessboard is square. It’s a square chessboard.
5. The protractor is semicircular. It’s a semicircular protractor.
6. The pipe is cylindrical. It’s a cylindrical pipe.
7. The door is rectangular. It’s a rectangular door.
8. The box is cubic. It’s a cubic box.
9. The ice cream is conical. It’s a conical ice cream.
10. The banners are triangular. They’re triangular banners.
E. How to Describe Materials
Expression
1. These shoes are made of leather. They’re leather shoes.
2. This kite is made of paper. It’s a paper kite.
3. Those T-shirts are made of cotton. They’re cotton T-shirts.
4. That tire is made of rubber. It’s a rubber tire.
5. The set-square is made of plastic. It’s a plastic set-square.
6. These cupboards are made of wood. They’re wooden cupboards.
7. The fence is made of iron. It’s an iron fence.
8. That ring is made of gold. It’s a gold ring.
9. Those marbles are made of glass. They’re glass marbles.
10. These cables are made of copper. They’re copper cables.
Source:
Maria Regina Dyah Pramesti, Wirawan Sigit Pramono, Suhermawan. 2008. English for SMK 1 : Grade X. Jakarta : Pusat Perbukuan, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional
