What are Color Vowels?
Color Vowels are an easy way to pronounce and listen to English words regardless of their spelling. Each phrase represents the stressed vowel sound in a word or phrase. For example, teacher and people are GREEN TEA words, while student and true and BLUE MOON words. Listen and learn more with our audio-interactive Color® Vowel Chart.
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Fruits & Vegetables (CG001)
Sort all 16 words into four sets of four Color Vowels. Can you find them all?
Play nowHousing (CG002)
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Play nowFamily & Relationships (CG003)
Sort all 16 words into four sets of four Color Vowels. Can you find them all?
Play nowComputers & Internet (CG004)
Sort all 16 words into four sets of four Color Vowels. Can you find them all?
Play nowPositive Adjectives: Personality (CG005)
Sort all 16 words into four sets of four Color Vowels. Can you find them all?
Play nowJobs & Occupations (CG006)
Sort all 16 words into four sets of four Color Vowels. Can you find them all?
Play nowDates & Time (CG007)
Sort all 16 words into four sets of four Color Vowels. Can you find them all?
Play nowCountries (CG008)
Sort all 16 words into four sets of four Color Vowels. Can you find them all?
Play nowSchool Subjects (CG009)
Sort all 16 words into four sets of four Color Vowels. Can you find them all?
Play nowTransportation (MM002)
Turn over two cards at once to try to find a matching pair. Do you remember where they are?
Play nowMoney (MM003)
Turn over two cards at once to try to find a matching pair. Do you remember where they are?
Play nowSports (MM004)
Turn over two cards at once to try to find a matching pair. Do you remember where they are?
Play nowClassroom Items (MM005)
Turn over two cards at once to try to find a matching pair. Do you remember where they are?
Play nowGREEN TEA (CW001)
Solve these classic crossword puzzles where all of the answers are GREEN TEA!
Play nowBLUE MOON (CW002)
Solve these classic crossword puzzles where all of the answers are BLUE MOON!
Play nowRED PEPPER (CW003)
Solve these classic crossword puzzles where all of the answers are RED PEPPER!
Play nowSILVER PIN (MZ001)
Can you find your way from BEGIN to FINISH? You can only move along the SILVER PIN words. Good luck!
Play nowOLIVE SOCK (MZ002)
Can you find your way from START to STOP? You can only move along OLIVE SOCK words. Good luck!
Play nowROSE BOAT (MZ003)
Can you find your way from OPEN to CLOSE? You can only move along ROSE BOAT words. Good luck!
Play nowTough Words (MA001)
Drag and drop vocabulary words next to the correct Color Vowel to make pairs for practice.
Play nowTransportation (MA002)
Drag and drop vocabulary words next to the correct Color Vowel to make pairs for practice.
Play nowMoney (MA003)
Drag and drop vocabulary words next to the correct Color Vowel to make pairs for practice.
Play nowSports (MA004)
Drag and drop vocabulary words next to the correct Color Vowel to make pairs for practice.
Play nowClassroom (MA005)
Drag and drop vocabulary words next to the correct Color Vowel to make pairs for practice.
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