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A2

WORDPOWER: age – English Grammar Exercises for A2

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1. Look at the sentences. Which is about …?

  • children who are almost the same age
  • children who are different ages
  • 1)
    Children who are more than three years apart in age play together less.
  • 2)
    Children who are of a similar age fight less.

2. Match the expressions (1-4) with the definitions (a-d).

  • 1)
    At your age, I was studying a lot – not going out all the time.
  • 2)
    I learnt to swim at an early ageI was only about three years old.
  • 3)
    She’s about my age, I think, because we were at university at the same time.
  • 4)
    It isn’t always easy to learn new things in old age
  • a)
    a similar age to me
  • b)
    younger than expected, during childhood
  • c)
    when someone is over 70
  • d)
    the age you are now

3. Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

about my age     apart in age     at an early ageat your age     early twenties     middle-agedof a similar age     old age
  • 1)
    John looks much older than Martin, but surprisingly they’re .
  • 2)
    Mozart started to write music – he was only five years old.
  • 3)
    , I never used a computer for homework. I wrote everything by hand.
  • 4)
    I had a lot of fun when I was 21 – it’s great to be in your .
  • 5)
    My brother and I are only two years , so we played together all the time when we were little.
  • 6)
    My grandparents are still really active – I think that’s important in .
  • 7)
    The person I spoke to was , maybe a year younger or older than me.
  • 8)
    Don’t say to her that she’s – she thinks 45 is still very young.

4. Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.

  • 1)
    My father’s 48 this year, so he’s definitely of middle age / middle aged / in the middle of age
  • 2)
    At your age / In your age / On your age, I was working 12 hours a day in a factory.
  • 3)
    It’s really important for young people to save money for their older age / old age / third age
  • 4)
    They’re sisters who are only 18 months different of age / apart in age / age difference
  • 5)
    I learned to read at an early age / of early age / at young age – I could read when I was only three.
  • 6)
    He’s near my age / old like me / about my age – we both went to university at the same time.

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