Grade 1 English Desccribing Words – Noun Description Using Colour,numbers And Cardinal Values Notes
Describing Words — Noun Description Using Colour, Numbers and Cardinal Values
Subject: English • For age: 6 (Kenya) • Focus: How colour words and number words describe nouns
A noun is a naming word. It names people, animals, places or things. Example: mango, dog, school, ball.
A describing word (adjective) tells us more about a noun. We will use colour words and numbers to describe nouns.
Colour words come before the noun in English.
- red apple 🍎 — "red apple"
- yellow banana 🍌 — "yellow banana"
- green shirt 👕 — "green shirt"
- blue ball ⚽ — "blue ball"
Right: "red ball" Not: "ball red"
Cardinal numbers tell how many of a noun. The number word comes before the noun.
Note: When we say more than one, many nouns add -s: dog → dogs, mango → mangoes.
- Adjectives (colour, number) come before the noun: "green shirt", "three cows".
- Use the singular (no -s) after "one": "one child". Use plural (-s) after numbers greater than one: "two children" (note: some words change in other ways).
- Say the number first, then the colour (if you use both): "two red balls".
Say: "three balls"
Say: "two bananas"
Write colour words: red, green, blue
- One _____ (mango) → One mango
- Two _____ (dog) → Two dogs
- Three _____ (red, ball) → Three red balls
- One _____ (white, goat) → One white goat
Colour match: red apple, green shirt, blue ball.
Fill in blanks: 1) mango 2) dogs 3) three red balls 4) one white goat
Tip for parents/teachers: Use items from around the home or classroom — mangoes, bananas, balls, shirts — to practice saying colour words and counting out loud. Repeat and make it fun!