👶 Children's Corner · Week 1 · Lesson 5

Alphabet, Colours & Animals

A fun English lesson for children ages 4–10! Learn the alphabet, colours and animals. 🎨🐾

⏱ 20 minutes 👶 Ages 4–10 🧠 Quiz included 🆓 Free
Part 1

🔤 The English Alphabet — 26 Letters!

The English alphabet has 26 letters. There are 5 vowels (in red/orange) and 21 consonants (in green). Click each letter!

A
ay
B
bee
C
see
D
dee
E
ee
F
eff
G
jee
H
aych
I
eye
J
jay
K
kay
L
el
M
em
N
en
O
oh
P
pee
Q
kyoo
R
ar
S
ess
T
tee
U
yoo
V
vee
W
double-u
X
ex
Y
why
Z
zed

🎵 Sing the ABC Song!

A B C D E F G — H I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V — W X Y and Z!
Now I know my ABCs — next time won't you sing with me!

🔴 Vowels (5): A, E, I, O, U — every English word has at least one vowel!

🟢 Consonants (21): All the other letters — B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z

🇪🇹 Fun fact: The English alphabet has 26 letters. The Amharic alphabet (Fidel) has over 200 characters!

Part 2

🎨 Colours in English

Learn 10 colours in English! Can you find these colours around you right now?

🔴
Red
🔵
Blue
🟡
Yellow
🟢
Green
🟠
Orange
🟣
Purple
🩷
Pink
🟤
Brown
⬛
Black
⬜
White

🇪🇹 Ethiopian Flag Colours in English:

🟢 The top stripe is GREEN

🟡 The middle stripe is YELLOW

🔴 The bottom stripe is RED

✏️ Complete the sentences with a colour:

  1. The sky is _________ (during the day).
  2. The sun is _________.
  3. Grass is _________.
  4. A tomato is _________.
  5. Chocolate is _________.
1. blue  |  2. yellow  |  3. green  |  4. red  |  5. brown
Part 3

🐾 Animals in English

Learn the names of animals in English! Click each animal card to see it highlight!

🐶
Dog
Woof!
🐱
Cat
Meow!
🐄
Cow
Moo!
🦁
Lion
Roar!
🐦
Bird
Tweet!
🫏
Donkey
Hee-haw!
🐑
Sheep
Baa!
🐒
Monkey
Ooh ooh!
🐘
Elephant
Trumpet!
🐍
Snake
Hiss!
🦅
Eagle
Screech!
🐐
Goat
Meh!

🇪🇹 Ethiopian animals in English:

The Gelada baboon lives only in Ethiopia 🐒

The Ethiopian wolf is the rarest dog in the world 🐺

The Nile crocodile lives near Ethiopian rivers 🐊

🧠 Lesson 5 Quiz — For Children!
Answer these fun questions about the alphabet, colours and animals!
1. How many letters are in the English alphabet?
2. Which of these is a VOWEL?
3. What colour is a banana?
4. What sound does a cow make?
5. What are the THREE colours on the Ethiopian flag?
6. How many VOWELS are in the English alphabet?
7. What colour is the sky during the day?
8. Which animal says "Roar!"?
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