A2 Flyers Vocabulary: Colours

    Cambridge A2 Flyers adds 2 new colours words. With the 12 from earlier levels, your child needs 14 for the exam.

    Colours

    New at A2 Flyers: 2 words

    • goldadjective, noun
    • silveradjective, noun
    Meanings and example sentences (2 words)
    gold
    (adjective, noun)
    A shiny, yellow metal that is very valuable.
    My grandma wears a gold ring on her finger.
    silver
    (adjective, noun)
    A shiny gray-white metal that is valuable.
    My grandma has a pretty silver necklace.

    Also needed from earlier levels: 12 words

    The A2 Flyers exam can use these colours words too.

    From Pre-A1 Starters (12 words)
    • adjective
    • adjective
    • adjective
    • Color
      Colornoun, verb
    • adjective
    • adjective
    • orangeadjective, noun
    • adjective
    • adjective
    • adjective
    • adjective
    • adjective

    Questions parents ask

    How many colours words are in the A2 Flyers wordlist?

    A2 Flyers introduces 2 new colours words, including gold, silver. Together with the earlier levels, your child needs 14 colours words in total for the A2 Flyers exam.

    Does my child also need the colours 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 12 colours 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.

    Turn these words into a game

    FlyersEnglish turns the A2 Flyers colours words into games with pictures and sound, and shows you which words your child knows.