A2 Vocabulary Worksheets
141 printable vocabulary worksheets · A2 (Elementary)
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A2 vocabulary worksheets
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About A2 vocabulary worksheets
At A2 learners move from basic words to vocabulary for everyday transactions and experiences: travel and transport, shopping, health and the body, work, free time, the weather, feelings, and describing places and people. They also start learning common collocations such as make a mistake, do homework and have a shower, along with simple phrasal verbs like get up and turn on.
The worksheets combine topic sets with practice in using words accurately: gap fill in short texts, matching words to definitions, collocation grids, odd one out, word families and short personalized writing tasks. The vocabulary matches what learners meet in Cambridge A2 Key.
Answer keys and teacher copies are included. Print on A4 or US Letter, download the PDF, or share a class link so students complete the sheet online without an account.
Teaching tips: A2 vocabulary worksheets
- Teach make and do collocations as fixed pairs rather than rules, and let learners sort cards before the worksheet.
- Use the travel and shopping sheets to prepare a role play, so new words are used in speech straight away.
- Ask learners to record words with a part of speech and an example sentence, not just a translation.
- Revisit each topic after a week with the online version as a quick recall quiz.
Questions teachers ask
Should A2 learners study phrasal verbs?
Yes, but only common, literal ones such as get up, put on and look for. Idiomatic phrasal verbs are better left to B1 and B2.
How can I help learners remember new words?
Recycle words across several lessons, use them in speaking tasks and test them at spaced intervals. A worksheet is one step in that cycle, not the whole process.
Do the worksheets cover the A2 Key vocabulary list?
They cover the topics and many of the words on the A2 Key vocabulary list, grouped so you can teach them alongside your coursebook.