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How do you spell red?

red

R-E-D

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In your language

Русский

красный

Español

rojo

العربية

أحمر

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Letters
3 →
First letter
R →
Pack
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Example sentences

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  • My bag is red.

  • Strawberries are red.

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Rhyming words

bedbreadheadsledfedled

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Use it in class

  • Touch something…Call “Touch something red!” Everyone runs to touch something that colour; the last one calls the next colour.
  • Stand up if…Say “Stand up if you're wearing red!” Children check their clothes, and those who stand say “I'm wearing red!”
  • Colour swapChildren sit in a circle, each holding a crayon. Call “red!” and everyone holding that colour swaps seats.

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Questions and answers

How do you spell red?
R-E-D. Red has 3 letters and starts with R.
What is red in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: красный. In Spanish: rojo. In Arabic: أحمر.
What rhymes with red?
Words that rhyme with red: bed, bread, head, sled, fed, led.