A2 Flyers Vocabulary: The Body & Face

    Cambridge A2 Flyers adds 4 new the body & face words. With the 25 from earlier levels, your child needs 29 for the exam.

    The Body & Face

    New at A2 Flyers: 4 words

    • elbownoun
    • fingernoun
    • kneenoun
    • toenoun
    Meanings and example sentences (4 words)
    elbow
    (noun)
    It's the part in the middle of your arm that lets you bend it.
    I hurt my elbow when I fell down.
    finger
    (noun)
    A long body part on your hand, used for touching things.
    My finger hurts because I hit it with a hammer.
    knee
    (noun)
    It is the part in the middle of your leg that bends.
    I hurt my knee when I fell, but it is okay now.
    toe
    (noun)
    It's one of the five parts at the end of your foot.
    I stubbed my toe, and now it hurts.

    Also needed from earlier levels: 25 words

    The A2 Flyers exam can use these the body & face words too.

    From Pre-A1 Starters (13 words)
    • armnoun
    • bodynoun
    • earnoun
    • eyenoun
    • facenoun
    • foot/feet
      foot/feetnoun
    • hairnoun
    • handnoun
    • headnoun
    • legnoun
    • mouthnoun
    • nosenoun
    • smilenoun
    From A1 Movers (12 words)
    • backadjective, adverb, noun
    • beardnoun
    • adjective
    • adjective
    • adjective
    • adjective
    • moustachenoun
    • necknoun
    • shouldernoun
    • stomachnoun
    • adjective
    • tooth/teeth
      tooth/teethnoun

    Questions parents ask

    How many the body & face words are in the A2 Flyers wordlist?

    A2 Flyers introduces 4 new the body & face words, including elbow, finger, knee. Together with the earlier levels, your child needs 29 the body & face words in total for the A2 Flyers exam.

    Does my child also need the the body & face words from earlier levels?

    Yes. Cambridge YLE vocabulary is cumulative: the A2 Flyers exam can use any word from the earlier levels. That's why this page also lists the 25 the body & face words from earlier levels further down.

    Is this the official Cambridge list?

    This page is aligned with the official Cambridge English A2 Flyers vocabulary list, with kid-friendly definitions, example sentences and audio added by FlyersEnglish. FlyersEnglish is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge; the official PDF wordlists are available at cambridgeenglish.org.

    FlyersEnglish is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge. This page is aligned with the official Cambridge English wordlists; the official PDFs are available at cambridgeenglish.org.

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