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German Worksheets: Colours (A1, Free PDFs)
The child learns 11 colour words: red, blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, brown, black, white and grey. Print the colour worksheets in colour.
7 worksheets · 11 words · Last update: 2026-11-06
Word list: Colours
- rot
- blau
- grün
- gelb
- orange
- rosa
- lila
- braun
- schwarz
- weiß
- grau
1.Farbtafel: Farben
A reference sheet with a colour square and the colour word on each card.
Aufgabe: Schau die Farben an und lies die Wörter.
Preview
- rot
- blau
- grün
- gelb
- orange
- rosa
- lila
- braun
- schwarz
- weiß
- grau
2.Verbinden: Farben
The child draws a line from each picture to the correct word. The words are in a different order from the pictures.
Aufgabe: Verbinde jedes Bild mit dem richtigen Wort.
Preview
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- 2.
- 3.
- 4.
- 5.
- 6.
- 7.
- 8.
- 9.
- 10.
- agrau
- bschwarz
- cweiß
- drosa
- egelb
- forange
- grot
- hblau
- ibraun
- jgrün
Show the answers
- g: rot
- h: blau
- f: orange
- i: braun
- e: gelb
- j: grün
- b: schwarz
- c: weiß
- a: grau
- d: rosa
3.Schreiben: Farben
The child writes the word under each picture. The words are in a box at the top, so the child copies the spelling.
Aufgabe: Schreib das Wort unter jedes Bild. Die Wörter stehen im Kasten.
Preview
Words in the box:lilarotgrünorangeschwarzgraublauweißgelbrosabraun
Show the answers
- schwarz
- weiß
- grün
- rot
- blau
- orange
- lila
- rosa
- braun
- grau
- gelb
4.Fehlende Buchstaben: Farben
Some letters of each word are missing. The child writes the missing letters, then the whole word.
Aufgabe: Ergänze die fehlenden Buchstaben. Schreib dann das ganze Wort auf die Linie.
Preview
- 1.g _ _ b
- 2.b _ _ u
- 3.w e i _
- 4.l i _ a
- 5.r o _ _
- 6.g _ ü _
- 7.o _ a _ g _
- 8.g r _ u
- 9.s c _ _ a _ _
- 10.b r _ _ _
- 11.r o _
Show the answers
- gelb
- blau
- weiß
- lila
- rosa
- grün
- orange
- grau
- schwarz
- braun
- rot
5.Buchstabensalat: Farben
The letters of each word are in the wrong order. The child puts them in the correct order and writes the word.
Aufgabe: Bring die Buchstaben in die richtige Reihenfolge. Schreib das Wort auf die Linie.
Preview
- 1.n r a u b
- 2.e g b l
- 3.a s r o
- 4.r c z a s h w
- 5.o r t
- 6.i ß e w
- 7.l l i a
- 8.g r u a
- 9.r n ü g
- 10.b u l a
- 11.n g a e r o
Show the answers
- braun
- gelb
- rosa
- schwarz
- rot
- weiß
- lila
- grau
- grün
- blau
- orange
6.Das richtige Wort einkreisen: Farben
Each picture has three words next to it. Only one word is correct, and the child circles it.
Aufgabe: Schau das Bild an. Kreise das richtige Wort ein.
Preview
- 1.ArosaBweißClila
- 2.AgrünBweißCrot
- 3.AblauBorangeClila
- 4.AschwarzBgrauClila
- 5.AgelbBblauCbraun
- 6.AgelbBgrauCschwarz
- 7.AblauBbraunCgelb
- 8.AschwarzBgrauCorange
- 9.AorangeBgelbCgrün
- 10.AblauBrosaCrot
Show the answers
- rosa
- weiß
- lila
- schwarz
- braun
- grau
- gelb
- orange
- grün
- blau
7.Wortsuchrätsel: Farben
The words are hidden in a letter grid, across and down. The picture list shows the words to find.
Aufgabe: Finde die 10 Wörter im Gitter. Die Wörter stehen waagerecht und senkrecht.
Preview
| M | P | D | M | Z | K | E | D | J | M | G | L |
| Z | F | V | W | S | J | N | A | D | I | B | D |
| G | E | L | B | E | A | C | E | P | G | M | F |
| T | M | G | O | R | A | N | G | E | R | N | S |
| L | F | W | T | Z | R | C | B | L | A | U | C |
| B | R | A | U | N | O | U | R | L | U | L | H |
| E | R | T | A | T | S | E | D | H | P | I | W |
| F | F | Z | P | N | A | A | M | M | H | L | A |
| R | I | V | W | M | G | R | Ü | N | F | A | R |
| E | V | W | K | M | S | I | R | K | F | E | Z |
| E | V | W | E | I | S | S | V | K | D | S | G |
| C | J | Z | U | R | N | Z | N | N | F | M | E |
- SCHWARZ
- ORANGE
- WEISS
- BRAUN
- LILA
- GRÜN
- GRAU
- BLAU
- ROSA
- GELB
Show the answers
- SCHWARZ (↓ 4,12)
- ORANGE (→ 4,4)
- WEISS (→ 11,3)
- BRAUN (→ 6,1)
- LILA (↓ 6,11)
- GRÜN (→ 9,6)
- GRAU (↓ 3,10)
- BLAU (→ 5,8)
- ROSA (↓ 5,6)
- GELB (→ 3,1)
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