Landscapes Vocabulary Exercises (A2)

7 A2 Vocabulary exercises on “Landscapes”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillVocabulary
LevelA2 Elementary
Exercises7
Gaps54
Topic7 of 11

Before you start. 7 exercises · 1 with audio. Fill each gap, then check your answers.

  • cave
  • desert
  • forest
  • hill
  • mountain
  • river
  • volcano
  • waterfall

Exercise 1. Complete the labels.

Exercise 1, picture 1 of 3: Complete the labels.
Exercise 1, picture 2 of 3: Complete the labels.
Exercise 1, picture 3 of 3: Complete the labels.

Exercise 2. Put the letters in order to make adjectives that describe landscapes. Then choose the landscape feature that can go with each adjective. Sometimes both are possible.

10 gaps
Landscape features
AdjectivesNouns
1) l a l t   river / mountain
2) c i y   stream / desert
3) r o w r a n   ocean / river
4) k a d r   cave / shore
5) w h o l s a l   lake / valley
6) o w l   ocean / waterfall
7) c y k o r   shore / forest
8) e d p e   ocean / waterfall
9) d i w e   river / hill
10) p e s t e   volcano / waterfall

Exercise 3. Listen and complete the quiz questions.

Audio · 10 gaps
Audio
  • 1
    In which country is the highest in the world?
  • 2
    What’s the name of the to the east of Africa?
  • 3
    What’s the name of the that flows through London?
  • 4
    In which country is Baikal?
  • 5
    What’s the name of the that run along the west coast of South America?
  • 6
    In which country is the Vesuvius?
  • 7
    What’s the name of the in southern Africa?
  • 8
    In which two continents is the Great Rift ?
  • 9
    Which famous American city is on the of Lake Michigan?
  • 10
    In which European country is the Black ?

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Exercise 4. Answer the questions in exercise 3. Use the internet to help you.

11 gaps
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    and
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Extra exercises

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the words below. Use each word only once.

7 gaps
  • cave
  • desert
  • forest
  • hill
  • mountain
  • river
  • volcano
  • waterfall
  • 1
    There isn’t much rain in the so not many plants can grow.
  • 2
    The highest in Western Europe is Mont Blanc.
  • 3
    The in London is called the Thames.
  • 4
    He likes dark places, so exploring a is perfect for him.
  • 5
    Mount Vesuvius is an active that may cause a lot of destruction one day.
  • 6
    We walked to the top of a small to enjoy the view of the town.
  • 7
    It’s easy to get lost in a because the trees make it hard to see where you are.
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    Water from the stream fell from the cliff and created a beautiful.

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with the words below.

8 gaps
  • dark
  • deep
  • icy
  • narrow
  • shallow
  • steep
  • tall
  • wide
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    The water here is so that it is impossible to swim to the bottom.
  • 2
    The river is very – it takes twenty minutes to swim to the other side.
  • 3
    The path was so that we had to walk one behind the other.
  • 4
    The trees in the forest are very – some are 70 metres to the top.
  • 5
    We couldn’t see because the cave was so
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    The hills around here aren’t very so they are easy to climb.
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    The stream is quite so it’s easy to walk through the water.
  • 8
    He doesn’t like walking to school in very cold weather because the footpaths are

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Exercise 7. Complete the sentences with extreme adjectives that have the same meaning as the words in brackets.

8 gaps
  • 1
    The house was but comfortable. (very small)
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    We were at the end of the walk, and happy to be back at camp. (very tired)
  • 3
    The storm was , but we tried to be brave. (very frightening)
  • 4
    I’m ! Is there anything to eat? (very hungry)
  • 5
    The climber’s death was He was so young. (very sad)
  • 6
    The campsite was when we arrived. It was a horrible mess! (very dirty)
  • 7
    The view from the top of the mountain was (very beautiful)
  • 8
    We couldn’t continue because a rock was in the road. (very big)

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  1. 1Read each question carefully
  2. 2Write your answer or select the correct option
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