How To Spell Color

British and american spelling.

How to spell color. Color is the preferred spelling in american english and colour is preferred in all other main varieties of english. Or go to the answers. Color is spelled color in the united states and usually colour elsewhere. However sometimes for some people this isn t clear. Spellings and coloured colouring colourer colourful and discolour are preferred outside the u s.

Blue yellow red black brown green purple pink orange white and gray. Here are the colors previously learned in grade 1 that you can include as a review if you choose to do so. If you live in the united states you will use the spelling gray with an a in american english. George bernard shaw once remarked that england and america are two countries separated by a common language. Color is the spelling used in the united states.

If you write and speak british english you ll spell the color as grey with an e both spellings are considered correct but the preferred spelling depends on whether you follow american english or british english standards. The word color has its roots unsurprisingly in the latin word color. The distinction extends to all derivatives of the word. The spelling without the letter u is the american spelling. These variations in spelling exist because of differences between american english and british english.

In this video you ll learn how to spell eleven color names. Colored coloring colorer colorful and discolor are the u s. Color word pieces puzzle in this puzzle combine pairs of word segments to make color spelling words. Black blue brown gray green orange pink purple red silver white yellow. Used for centuries both gray and grey come from the old english word grǽg and are related to the dutch word grauw and the german word grau.

However as well as ignoring the atlantic ocean shaw s proclamation overlooks the many differences between british and american spelling. If you like this. The spelling of the word colour in australia contains the letter u. Color words match two syllables to make 10 color words. Gray and grey are both correct spellings of the word for the neutral or achromatic color a color without color between black and white like a cloud covered sky ashes or lead.