What Is Red and Round? A Tomato!

Vocabulary: Colors, Shapes, and Sizes

Look at the picture. Read the words that name a color or shape.

Shapes
Photograph of an orange
point

point

side

Photograph of a sandwich showing its square shapePhotograph of a placemat showing its rectangular shape
An orange is like a circle. It is round.A triangle has three sides. The napkin is triangular.A square has four equal sides. The sandwich is square.A rectangle has two short sides and two long sides. The placemat is rectangular.
Colors
Illustration of a color bar with the following colors identified: red, pink, purple, green, blue, yellow, orange, brown, black, gray, white

Build Sentences

Read each sentence below. Add words to tell the color, size, or shape. Say the new sentence.

    Example

  • 1. A blueberry is round.

    It is also small.

  • 1. Photograph of a blueberry

    A blueberry is _____.

    It is also _____.

  • 2. Photograph of a whole pickle

    A pickle is _____.

    It is also _____.

  • 3. Photograph of a tomato

    A tomato is _____.

    It is also _____.

  • 4. Photograph of a wedge of cheese

    The cheese is _____.

    It is _____.

  • 5. Photograph of a section of a chocolate bar

    The candy bar is _____.

    _____ It is _____.

  • 6. Photograph of a head of lettuce

    The lettuce is _____.

    It is also _____.

  • 7. Photograph of a ripe banana

    The banana is _____.

    It is also _____.

  • 8. Photograph of a slice of bread

    The slice of bread is _____.

    _____ It is also _____.

Write Sentences Illustration of the pen icon

9.–16. Write a sentence for each picture above. Tell about the shape of the food.

    Example

  • 9. A blueberry is like a circle.