yellow
Say yellow in two parts: yel-low. Remember the two l letters in the middle, then finish with ow: y-e-l-l-o-w.
Kindergarten · Themed Spelling Practice
Kindergarten Color Spelling Words
Color words help children describe pictures, clothes, toys, and other familiar things. This eight-word set compares the short vowels in red, black, and pink with the vowel spellings in blue, green, white, and brown.
Word list
All 8 words in this list
Kindergarten · Themed Spelling Practice
- red
- blue
- green
- yellow
- black
- white
- brown
- pink
8 words
What to notice when spelling these words
Start with the sounds you can hear
Red has three letters for its three sounds. In black, listen for both b and l at the start and keep ck together at the end. In pink, listen all the way through the ending nk.
Notice the vowel chunks in four words
The middle of green uses ee. Blue ends in ue, and brown uses ow. In white, the final e works with i to spell the long i sound. Remembering each vowel chunk reduces how many letters you need to work out one at a time.