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4.1 Discovering Colour Cousins …

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English German Dutch Spanish French Italian

white weiss wit blanco blanc bianco

red rot rood rojo rouge rosso

blue blau blauw azul bleu azzurro

green grün groen verde vert verde

brown braun bruin marrón brun/marron marrone

pink rosa roze rosa rose rosa

Which colours are cognate cousins?How many language families can you see?

English German Dutch Spanish French Italian

white weiss wit blanco blanc bianco

red rot rood rojo rouge rosso

blue blau blauw azul bleu azzurro

green grün groen verde vert verde

brown braun bruin marrón brun/marron marrone

pink rosa roze rosa rose rosa

Discovering Colour Cognate Cousins

English German Dutch Spanish French Italian

white weiss blanco blanc

red rot rojo rouge

blue blau azul bleu

green grün verde vert

brown braun marrón brun/marron

pink rosa rosa rose

A4 chart: use the 12 colour word cards to replace the missing colours

wit bianco

rood rosso

blauw azzurro

groen verde

bruin marrone

roze rosa

weiss wit blanco blanc bianco

rot rood rojo rouge rosso

blau blauw azul bleu azzurro

grün groen verde vert verde

braun bruin marrón brun/marron marrone

rosa roze rosa rose rosa

English German Dutch Spanish French Italian

white weiss wit blanco blanc bianco

red rot rood rojo rouge rosso

blue blau blauw azul bleu blu/azzurro

green grün groen verde vert verde

brown braun bruin marrón brun/marron marrone

pink rosa roze rosa rose rosa

yellow gelb geel amarillo jaune giallo

orange orange oranje naranja orange arancione

grey grau grijs gris gris grigio

black schwarz zwart negro noir nero

English German Dutch Spanish French Italian

white

red

blue

green

brown

pink

yellow

orange

grey

black

A4 chart: use the 50 colour word cards to replace the missing colours

weiss wit blanco blanc bianco

rot rood rojo rouge rosso

blau blauw azul bleu blu/azzurro

grün groen verde vert verde

braun bruin marrón brun/marron marrone

rosa roze rosa rose rosa

gelb geel amarillo jaune giallo

orange oranje naranja orange arancione

grau grijs gris gris grigio

schwarz zwart negro noir nero

Colour Cognates Quiz: 6 colours Answers

1. Which colour begins with the same letter in all languages? 1.

2. Look at the French/ Spanish /Italian for ‘white’. What English word (cognate) does this remind you of?

2.

3.‘Bruin’ is a very old nickname for a bear. Why do you think this is? (Hint : Dutch is similar to Old English) 3.

4. French has two words for brown. One is a Romance word and one is borrowed from the Germanic language. Which is the Romance word: brun or marron?

4.

5. In English, we sometimes write : The sky is an azure colour: a) What colour is azure ?b) Which languages give you this clue?

5a)

5b)

6. There are two words for blue in Italian.:azzurro & blu. One means dark blue &one:light blue.a) Which word means dark blue?b) Which word means light blue?c) How did you decide? Write this answer on the back of this sheet

6a)

6b)

6c)

7. In English we sometimes write that a garden is verdant a) What colour does verdant describe?b) Which languages give you this clue?

7a)

7b)

8. One colour word is named after a common flower, in all languages except English a) What flower is this?b) The English word for this colour is the name of a different flower; what is this flower called?

8a)

8b)

9. Looking at colour words: which two languages have most cognates with English? 9.

The story of why a bear is called Bruin is like a very old fairy-tale: Google it!

Answer sheet: Colour cognates quiz: 6 colours Answers1. Which colour begins with the same letter in all languages? 1. red

2. Look at the French/ Spanish /Italian for ‘white’. What English word (cognate) does this remind you of? 2. blank

3.‘Bruin’ is a very old nickname for a bear. Why do you think this is? (Hint : Dutch is similar to Old English) 3. Bruin = brown = bear

4. French has two words for brown. One is a Romance word and one is borrowed from old Germanic. Which is the Romance word: brun or marron?

4. marron

5. In English, we sometimes write : The sky is an azure colour: a) What colour is azure ?b) Which languages give you this clue?

5a) light blue

5b) Italian and Spanish

6. There are two words for blue in Italian.:azzurro & blu. One means dark blue and one means light blue.a) Which word means dark blue?b) Which word means light blue?c) How did you decide? Write this answer on the back of this sheet

6a) blu

6b) azzurro

6c) azure = sky colour

7. In English we sometimes write that a garden is verdant a) What colour does verdant describe?b) Which languages give you this clue?

7a) green

7b) Fr, Sp, It

8. One colour word is named after a common flower, in all languages except English a) What flower is this?b) The English word for this colour is the name of a different flower; what is this flower called?

8a) rose

8b) pink

9. Looking at colour words, which two languages have most cognates with English? German, Dutch

The story of why a bear is called Bruin is like a very old fairy-tale: Google it!

Colour Cognates Quiz: 10 colours Answers

1. Which two colours begin with the same letter in all languages? 1.

2. Look at the French/ Spanish /Italian for ‘white’. What English word (cognate) does this remind you of? 2.

3.‘Bruin’ is a very old nickname for a bear. Why do you think this is? (Hint : Dutch is similar to Old English) 3.

4. French has two words for brown. One is a Romance word and one is borrowed from the Germanic language. Which is the Romance word: brun or marron?

4.

5. In English, we sometimes write : The sky is an azure colour: a) What colour is azure ?b) Which languages give you this clue?

5a)

5b)

6. There are two words for blue in Italian.:azzurro & blu. One means dark blue and one means light blue.a) Which word means dark blue?b) Which word means light blue?c) How did you decide? Write this answer on the back of this sheet

6a)

6b)

6c)

7. In English we sometimes write that a garden is verdant a) What colour does verdant describe?b) Which languages give you this clue?

7a)

7b)

8. One colour word is named after a common flower, in all languages except English a) What flower is this?b) The English word for this colour is the name of a different flower; what is this flower called?

8a)

8b)

9. One English colour has no cognates and meant ‘ink’ in Old English. What colour is this? 9.

10. The illness jaundice causes your skin to look very yellow. Can you see a language link? 10.

11. The word for a semi tropical fruit is nāranj in Persian /Old Arabic. What is the English version of this cognate /colour word that has entered both Romance and Germanic languages?

11.

12. Looking at colour words: which two languages have most cognates with English? 12.

ANSWER SHEET Colour cognates quiz: 10 colours Answers1. Which two colours begin with the same letter in all languages? 1. red ; grey

2. Look at the French/ Spanish /Italian for ‘white’. What English word (cognate) does this remind you of? 2. blank

3.‘Bruin’ is a very old nickname for a bear. Why do you think this is? (Hint : Dutch is similar to Old English) 3. Bears are brown

4. French has two words for brown. One is a Romance word and one is borrowed from the Germanic language. Which is the Romance word: brun or marron?

4. marron

5. In English, we sometimes write : The sky is an azure colour: a) What colour is azure ?b) Which languages give you this clue?

5a) (light) blue

5b) Italian/Spanish

6. There are two words for blue in Italian.: blu & azzurro One means dark blue and one means light blue.a) Which word means dark blue?b) Which word means light blue?c) How did you decide? Write this answer on the back of this sheet

6a) blu

6b) azzurro

6c) Azure = light blue

7. In English we sometimes write that a garden is verdant a) What colour does verdant describe?b) Which languages give you this clue?

7a) green

7b) all Romance

8. One colour word is named after a common flower, in all languages except English a) What flower is this?b) The English word for this colour is the name of a different flower what is this flower called ?

8a) rose

8b) The pink

9. One English colour has no cognates and meant ‘ink’ in Old English. What colour is this? 9. black

10. The illness jaundice causes your skin to look very yellow. Can you see a language link? 10. Jaune = French= yellow

11. The word for a semi tropical fruit is nāranj in Persian /Old Arabic. What cognate /colour word has entered both Romance and Germanic languages?

11. orange

12. Looking at colour words: which two languages have most cognates with English? 12. German & Dutch

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Be a ‘tricky translator!’

Is this writing a story, a letter, a poem, or something else ? What language do you think it is? What skills can you use to translate it? (the answers and translation come with a click )

Een appel is roodde zon is geelde hemel is blauwhet gras is groenen de aarde is bruinwelke kleur is liefde ?

A Dutch Riddle Poem.

An apple is red

the sun is yellow

the sky is blue

the grass is green

and the earth is brown

what colour is love?

A RAINBOW OF RIDDLES! Una mela è rossa

il sole è gialloil cielo è blul'erba è verdee la terra è marronedi che colore è l'amore ?

Une pomme est rouge

le soleil est jaune

le ciel est bleu

l'herbe est verte

et la terre est brune

de quelle couleur est l'amour ?

Una manzana es roja

el sol es amarillo

el cielo es azulla hierba es verde

y la tierra es marrón

¿de qué color es el amor?

Italian

Uma maçã é vermelha

o sol é amarelo

o céu é azul

a grama é verde

e da terra é marrom

que cor é o amor?

Et æble er rødSolen er gulhimlen er blågræsset er grønt

og jorden er brunhvad farve er kærlighed ?

Spanish

Danish

Portuguese

French

Click for answers

Ein Apfel ist rot

die Sonne ist gelb

der Himmel ist blau

das Gras ist grün

und die Erde braun wird

welche Farbe ist die Liebe ?

German

…which language is which?

English German Dutch Danish French Italian Spanish Portuguese

apple Apfel appel aebel pomme mela manzana maçã

English German Dutch Danish French Italian Spanish Portuguese

soleil sole sol solsun Sonne zon solen

sky Himmel hemel himlen

grass Gras gras graesset

earth Erde aarde jorden

herbe herba hierba grama

terre terra tierra terra

ciel cielo cielo céu

Busy ‘Is-y’ Verbs! Match the word for IS with the right language flag!

Peer assessment On your own1. Here are 8 words in 8 languages2. Colour the English word yellow3. Find the German, Danish and Dutch words

and colour them red4. Find the French, Spanish and Italian words

and colour them blue5. One word is in Swahili! Colour it purple!

Partner checkCheck with your partner:• do you have the same answers?

Partner talk: ‘reflect’ ( think and discuss) with your partner what cognates help you to do

‘ I can’ …..’Complete the faces and sentence below.

I have discovered:1. Three German, Danish & Dutch cognates2. Three French , Spanish & Italian cognates3. A Swahili wordReflections:Cognates help me to ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

cow

vache

vaccaKuh

koe

kovaca

ng’ombe

My partner has discovered:1. Three German, Danish & Dutch cognates2. Three French , Spanish & Italian cognates3. A Swahili wordReflections:My partner says that cognates help to …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

moon

mwezi

lune

maan

luna

lunamåne

mond

Colour English words yellow

poisson

fish

Fisch

pescefisk

pez

vis

samaki

Colour German, Danish and Dutch words blue

Colour French, Spanish and Italian words red

Colour Swahili words purple

I have discovered:1. Three German, Danish & Dutch cognates2. Three French , Spanish & Italian cognates3. A Swahili wordReflections:Cognates help me to ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

My partner has discovered:1. Three German, Danish & Dutch cognates2. Three French , Spanish & Italian cognates3. A Swahili wordReflections:My partner says that cognates help to ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….