English Vocabulary Exercises | Age and the periods of life

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Exercise 2

Put the missing words in the expressions with ‘age’:

1. the —getoflookallatsameyourchild age as me.
2. people of —getoflookallatsameyourchild ages
3. at the age —getoflookallatsameyourchild 37
4. you don’t —getoflookallatsameyourchild your age
5. when you —getoflookallatsameyourchild to my age
6. a —getoflookallatsameyourchild of his age
7. —getoflookallatsameyourchild your age
8. when I was —getoflookallatsameyourchildage

ANSWERS

1. The same age as me.
2. people of all ages
3. at the age of 37
4. you don’t look your age
5. when you get to my age
6. a child of his age
7. at your age
8. when I was your age

English Vocabulary Exercises | Age and the periods of life

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Exercise 3

Find the right word:

1 – I think I had a very happy —childhoodadolescencebirthpubertyold ageretirementmarriagemiddle age.

2 – In his —childhoodadolescencebirthpubertyold ageretirementmarriagemiddle age my father wrote a book about his wartime experiences.

3 – —childhoodadolescencebirthpubertyold ageretirementmarriagemiddle age is often a period of insecurity..

4 – My first —childhoodadolescencebirthpubertyold ageretirementmarriagemiddle age unfortunately only lasted a couple of years.

5 – Girls begin —childhoodadolescencebirthpubertyold ageretirementmarriagemiddle age around the ages of ten to eleven, and boys around the ages of eleven to twelve.

6 – He’s is going through a —childhoodadolescencebirthpubertyold ageretirementmarriagemiddle age crisis.

7 – Was he present at the —childhoodadolescencebirthpubertyold ageretirementmarriagemiddle age of his son?

8 – I have two years left until —childhoodadolescencebirthpubertyold ageretirementmarriagemiddle age.

ANSWERS

1. I think I had a very happy childhood.
2. In his old age my father wrote a book about his wartime experiences.
3. Adolescence is often a period of insecurity.
4. My first marriage unfortunately only lasted a couple of years.
5. Girls begin puberty around the ages of ten to eleven, and boys around the ages of eleven to twelve.
6. He’s is going through a middle age crisis.
7. Was he present at the birth of his son?
8. I have two years left until retirement.

English Vocabulary Exercises | Age & Periods of life

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Exercise 

Match the right expressions together:

1. He’s 17 months.  →  —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.
2. He’s 3 days old.  →  —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.
3. He’s 8. →  —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.
4. He’s 14. →  —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.
5. She’s 35. →  —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.
6. He’s 20. →  —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.
7. She’s 27. →  —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.
8. She’s 42. →  —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.
9. She’s 48. →   —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.
10. She’s 85. →  —He’s a teenager.He’s a toddler.She’s in her early forties.She’s fairly elderly.He’s still a child.She’s in her mid-thirties.He’s an adult.She’s middle-aged.He’s a newborn babyShe’s in her late twenties.

ANSWERS

1. He’s 17 months. →  He’s a toddler.
2. He’s 3 days old. →  He’s a newborn baby
3. He’s 8. →  He’s still a child.
4. He’s 14. →  He’s a teenager.
5. She’s 35. →  She’s in her mid-thirties.
6. He’s 20. →  He’s an adult.
7. She’s 27. →  She’s in her late twenties.
8. She’s 42. →  She’s in her early forties.
9. She’s 48. →  She’s middle-aged.
10. She’s 85. →  She’s fairly elderly.

English Vocabulary Exercises for beginners | the House

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Exercise 2

Write the name of each object using the following list:

a grater | a hairdryer | an iron | a microwave | an oven | a rolling pin | a plunger | a scale | a shower head | a sink | a stool | a stove | a toothbrush | a washing machine | a whisk | a tap | a camera | a printer | a sewing machine | a fan

1 –              2 –         3 – 

4 –             5 –         6 – 

7 –             8 –           9 – 

10 –      11 –         12 – 

13 –        14 –        15 – 

16 –       17 –           18 – 

19 –         20 – 

ANSWERS

1. a grater
2. a hairdryer
3. an iron
4. a microwave
5. an oven
6. a plunger 
7. a rolling pin
8. a scale
9. a shower head
10. a sink
11. a stool
12. a stove
13. a toothbrush
14. a washing machine
15. a whisk
16. a tap
17. a camera
18. a printer
19. a sewing machine
20. a fan

English Vocabulary Exercises for beginners | the House

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Exercise 1

Write the name of each object using the following list:

a dishwasher  | a frying pan  |  a glass  |  a chair  |  a couch  |  drawers  |  a bowl  | a dustpan  |  an alarm clock  |  an extractor  |  a fence  |  a corkscrew  |  a broom  |  a cupboard  | a boiler / a kettle  |  a fork  |  a glove  |  a fridge | a blender   |  a bathtub

1 – a dishwasher             2 –            3 – 

4 –             5 –          6 – 

7 –            8 –            9 – 

10 –         11 –          12 – 

13 –         14 –            15 – 

16 –         17 –        18 – 

19 –         20 – 

ANSWERS

1. a dishwasher
2. a bathtub
3. a blender
4. a boiler / a kettle
5. a bowl
6. a broom
7. a chair
8. a corkscrew
9. a couch
10. a cupboard
11. an alarm clock
12. drawers
13. a dustpan
14. an extractor
15. a fence
16. a fork
17. a fridge
18. a frying pan
19. a glass
20. a glove

English Vocabulary Exercises for beginners | Clothes

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Exercise 1

Write the name of each item using the following list:

underwear  |  a tie  |  a hoodie  |  a bag  |  a dress  |  a cap  |  trousers  |  a skirt  |  shorts  |  sneakers  |  a belt  |  a shirt 

1 –               2 –            3 – 

4 –             5 –          6 – 

7 –            8 –            9 – 

10 –         11 –          12 – 

ANSWERS

1. a bag
2. a belt
3. a cap
4. a dress
5. a hoodie
6. a shirt
7. shorts
8. a skirt
9. sneakers
10. a tie
11. trousers
12. underwear

Vocabulary Exercise for beginners | Fruits and Vegetables

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Exercise 

Write the name of each fruit and vegetable using the following list:

a carrot  |  watermelon  |  a lettuce  |  a tomato  |  bananas  |  a straberry  |  pumpkin  |  an onion  |  a pear  |  corn  |  olives  |  an eggplant  |  lemon  |  an artichoke  |  pineapple  |  an apricot  |  cherries  |  a bell pepper  |  grape  |  a brocolli  |  an orange  |  an apple  |  an avocado

1 –   an apple                 2 –            3 – 

4 –             5 –          6 – 

7 –            8 –            9 – 

10 –         11 –          12 – 

13 –         14 –          15 – 

16 –         17 –        18 – 

19 –         20 –          21 – 

22 –         23 – 

ANSWERS

1. an apple
2. an artichoke
3. an avocado
4. bananas
5. a bell pepper
6. a brocolli
7. a carrot
8. cherries
9. corn
10. an eggplant
11. grape
12. lemon
13. a lettuce
14. olives
15. an onion
16. an orange
17. an apricot
18. a pear
19. pineapple
20. pumpkin
21. a straberry
22. a tomato
23. watermelon

English Vocabulary Exercises for beginners | Jobs/occupation

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Exercise 1

Write the name of each profession using the following list:

a delivery man  |  a hairdresser  |  a student  |  a bodyguard  |  a waiter  |  a doctor  |  a receptionnist  |  a policeman  |  a cook  |  a carpenter  |  a teacher  |  a politician  |  a businessman  |  a nurse  |  a housekeeper

                

1 –                 2 –            3 – 

_

               

4 –                5 –             6 – 

_

                  

7 –               8 –                  9 – 

 _

                       

10 –            11 –                12 – 

 _

                     

13 –            14 –             15 – 

ANSWERS

1. a businessman
2. a policeman
3. a carpenter
4. a doctor
5. a cook
6. a bodyguard
7. a politician
8. a teacher
9. a waiter
10. a hairdresser
11. a housekeeper
12. a delivery man
13. a receptionnist
14. a student
15. a nurse

English Vocabulary Exercises for Beginners | Animals

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Exercise 2

Write the name of each animal using the following list:

a crocodile | a cow | a boar | a bee | a fly | a duck | a fox | a dove (= a pigeon) | a beetle | a bear | a dragonfly | an elephant | a deer | a butterfly

1 –            2 –            3 – 

4 –             5 –           6 – 

7 –           8 –           9 – 

10 –            11 –          12 – 

13 –          14 – 

ANSWERS

1. a fox
2. a fly
3. an elephant
4. a duck
5. a dragonfly
6. a dove (ou a pigeon)
7. a deer
8. a cow
9. a crocodile
10. a bear
11. a bee
12. a beetle
13. a boar
14. a butterfly

English Vocabulary Exercises for Beginners | Animals

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Exercise 1

Write the name of each animal using the following list:

a sheep | a mosquito | a squid | a raccoon | a kangaroo | a wolf  | a shrimp | a wasp | a seal | a swan | a parrot | a hedgehog | a squirrel | a goldfish | a frog | a sloth | an owl | a starfish

1 –   a wolf                        2 –          3 – 

 4 –            5 –          6 – 

7 –            8 –            9 – 

10 –        11 –          12 – 

13 –        14 –          15 – 

16 –        17 –        18 – 

ANSWERS

1. a wolf
2. a wasp
3. a swan
4. a starfish
5. a squirrel
6. a squid
7. a sloth
8. a shrimp
9. a sheep
10. a goldfish
11. a frog
12. a hedgehog
13. a kangaroo
14. a mosquito
15. an owl
16. a parrot
17. a raccoon
18. a seal