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Orange

/ˈɔ˹rɪndʒ/

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Definition

Orange is a word used to describe a bright color that is a mix of red and yellow. It is also the name of a fruit that is round, juicy, and has a thick, orange-colored skin. People often eat oranges and drink orange juice.

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The fruit

  • •I ate an orange for breakfast.
  • •She peeled the orange carefully.
  • •Orange juice is my favorite drink.

The color

  • •The walls in the room are painted orange.
  • •He wore an orange shirt to the party.
  • •The sky looked orange during the sunset.

🧲 Make It Stick

  • ✓Think of "orange" like "red" or "yellow," but it is a color in the middle of these two colors on the rainbow.
  • ✓Picture a round fruit with a bright orange skin that you peel to eat the juicy pieces inside.
  • ✓It's the feeling of freshness when you smell or eat a sweet orange fruit on a sunny day.
  • ✓Sounds like "orange" → imagine a bright orange ball bouncing happily in a sunny garden.
  • ✓Remember Halloween pumpkins, which are large and orange, or the orange sun setting in the sky.
  • ✓NOT like "apple" (different color and taste), "orange" is bright and citrusy (a sour and sweet flavor).
  • ✓NOT like "red" or "yellow" (orange is a mix, warmer than yellow but lighter than red).
  • ✓As a color adjective, "orange" describes anything that has this bright, warm color.

🔄 Try Other Words

  • •Tangerine: a small, sweet orange fruit (Use when you mean a smaller, sweeter type of orange)
  • •Peach: a soft, orange-pink fruit (Use when you want a different fruit with a similar color)
  • •Amber: a yellow-orange color (Use when describing a color that is darker and more yellow than orange)
  • •Pumpkin: a large orange vegetable (Use when talking about a big orange plant, often for Halloween)

🔍 Unboxing

  • •Word parts: (no prefix or suffix, a simple root word)
  • •Etymology: From Old French "orenge," from Arabic "nāranj," from Persian "nārang," originally from Sanskrit "nāraṅga" meaning orange tree
  • •Historical development: The word came to English in the 14th century with the fruit introduced from Asia
  • •Modern usage: Used to name the fruit and the color, common in everyday language for food, colors, and objects

💭 Reflect & Connect

•How do you feel when you see the color orange? Does it remind you of anything special?
•Can you think of other fruits or things that have a color similar to orange?

Fill in the blanks with the correct word:

1.I like to eat an orange because it is ___ and full of juice.
2.The orange dress is ___ than the red one but not as light as the yellow.
3.When the sun sets, the sky often looks ___ and beautiful.
4.She squeezed the orange to make fresh ___ juice.
5.The color orange is a mix of ___ and yellow.
6.Pumpkin is ___ like an orange but bigger and used for cooking.
7.I painted the wall ___ to make the room feel warm and bright.