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

English Vocabulary Exercises | the Human Body

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Exercise 

Write the name of each part of the human body using the following list:

the nose  |  the back  |  the stomach  |  a finger  |  a bone  |  an ear  |  a tooth  |  the feet  |  the head | the leg  |  the tongue  |  an elbow  |  the mouth  | an arm |  a hand

1 –   an arm                2 –            3 – 

4 –             5 –          6 – 

7 –            8 –            9 – 

10 –         11 –          12 – 

13 –         14 –          15 – 

ANSWERS

1. an arm
2. a bone
3. an ear
4. an elbow
5. the feet
6. a finger
7. a hand
8. the head
9. the back
10. the leg
11. the nose
12. the stomach
13. the tongue
14. a tooth
15. the mouth