Colours and descriptions
Year 3 · French
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French colours: match rouge, bleu, vert and more
Match rouge, bleu, jaune and vert to their English meanings. A free KS2 French matching game about colours, with a printable game sheet.
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Learning about colours and descriptions
In this Year 3 french collection, you can practise French colours: match rouge, bleu, vert and more. Choose a game above for a short activity, or explore the examples below before you play. The full guide for each game explains its controls, gives more examples and includes a free printable for practice away from the screen.
Talk it through
Practise a small set of words, return to them later, then use them in a phrase or exchange. Reading and matching are only part of learning a language: use a suitable spoken model and a conversation partner for pronunciation and listening practice.
Ask: “Can you use that word in a short phrase?” Give your child time to explain. Return to an example after playing and ask whether they would approach it differently.
French colours: match rouge, bleu, vert and more
Colours are a favourite early topic in French: they are easy to point at, they appear in songs and they link to lots of other vocabulary. In this matching game, children pair each French colour word with its English meaning: ⟦fr|rouge⟧ (red), ⟦fr|bleu⟧ (blue), ⟦fr|vert⟧ (green), ⟦fr|jaune⟧ (yellow), ⟦fr|noir⟧ (black), ⟦fr|blanc⟧ (white), rose (pink), ⟦fr|gris⟧ (grey), ⟦fr|marron⟧ (brown) and violet (purple).
Try an example: What does ⟦fr|jaune⟧ mean?
It sounds a bit like “zhone”. Think of a banana.
Show the answer
Yellow.
What to look out for
Thinking rose means red. Rose means pink. Red is ⟦fr|rouge⟧.
Read the full French colours: match rouge, bleu, vert and more guide
Practise away from the screen
- Play “I spy” with French colours.
Curriculum connections
These games support selected practice connected to Colours and descriptions in the National Curriculum in England. The programme groups requirements by key stage; the year shown here is our suggested practice placement. A game covers selected examples, rather than assessing every requirement.
Questions families ask
Where should we start with colours and descriptions?
Start with French colours: match rouge, bleu, vert and more. Look at the worked example together, then try a round. If the task feels unfamiliar, use the full game guide or its free printable before trying again.
Does this cover everything taught at this level?
No. This collection brings together the games currently available for this learning area. It supports selected skills and does not replace the full programme of study or practical teaching.