A2 Flyers Vocabulary: Sports & Leisure
Cambridge A2 Flyers adds 28 new sports & leisure words. With the 87 from earlier levels, your child needs 115 for the exam.
New at A2 Flyers: 28 words
- backpacknoun
- cartoonnoun
- channelnoun
- chessnoun
collectverb- concertnoun
- diarynoun
- drumnoun
- festivalnoun
- flashlightnoun
- golfnoun
- hotelnoun
- instrumentnoun
- invitationnoun
joinverb- magazinenoun
- matchnoun
meetverb- membernoun
- adjective
- pop musicnoun
- prizenoun
- programnoun
- puzzlenoun
- pyramidnoun
- quiznoun
- racenoun, verb
- scorenoun
Meanings and example sentences (28 words)
- backpack
- (noun)
- A bag you carry on your back with straps.
- I put my books in my backpack before school.
- cartoon
- (noun)
- A funny drawing, often in a TV show or book.
- My little brother likes to watch cartoon shows.
- channel
- (noun)
- A TV station you can watch.
- My favorite show is on channel five.
- chess
- (noun)
- A game played by two people on a board with black and white squares.
- My brother likes to play chess with his friend.
- collect
- (verb)
- To get things from different places and keep them together.
- I collect stickers, and I keep them in a book.
- concert
- (noun)
- A music show with many people watching.
- My sister wants to go to a pop music concert.
- diary
- (noun)
- It is a book where you write about your day.
- I write in my diary before I go to bed.
- drum
- (noun)
- It is a musical instrument you hit to make a loud sound.
- I like to bang on my drum, but it is too loud.
- festival
- (noun)
- A special time with fun things to do, like games and music.
- We went to the food festival and ate lots of snacks.
- flashlight
- (noun)
- A small electric light you can hold in your hand.
- I used my flashlight because it was dark inside.
- golf
- (noun)
- It is a game where you hit a small ball into holes with special sticks.
- My dad likes to watch golf on TV.
- hotel
- (noun)
- A place where people can pay to sleep when they are traveling.
- We stayed at a big hotel near the beach.
- instrument
- (noun)
- Something you use to make music.
- My sister plays the guitar; it's her favorite instrument.
- invitation
- (noun)
- It's when someone asks you to come to something like a party.
- I got an invitation to my friend's birthday party!
- join
- (verb)
- To become a member of a group or club.
- I want to join the soccer club at school.
- magazine
- (noun)
- It's a book with pictures and stories that comes out every week or month.
- I like to read my animal magazine on Saturdays.
- match
- (noun)
- A game where two teams try to kick a ball into a goal.
- I can't play now because the football match is on TV.
- meet
- (verb)
- To see and talk to someone.
- I will meet my friend after school.
- member
- (noun)
- Someone who belongs to a group or club.
- I am a member of the school football team.
- online
- (adjective)
- Connected to the internet.
- I watch videos online, but only after my homework.
- pop music
- (noun)
- Music that is popular with many people.
- I like to listen to pop music in my bedroom.
- prize
- (noun)
- Something you get for winning.
- I got a cool toy as a prize!
- program
- (noun)
- A set of instructions that a computer or phone follows.
- I like the music program on the radio.
- puzzle
- (noun)
- A game or toy that is fun to try and solve.
- I like to do a jigsaw puzzle when I am bored.
- pyramid
- (noun)
- It is a shape with a flat base and triangle sides that meet at a point.
- My toy blocks made a small pyramid.
- quiz
- (noun)
- A short test to check what you know.
- I studied for the math quiz, but it was still hard.
- race
- (noun, verb)
- A contest to see who is fastest, usually running or driving.
- My friends and I had a race to the tree.
- score
- (noun)
- To get a point in a game or test.
- I hope I can score a goal in the soccer match.
Also needed from earlier levels: 87 words
The A2 Flyers exam can use these sports & leisure words too.
From Pre-A1 Starters (48 words)
- badmintonnoun
- ballnoun
- baseballnoun
- basketballnoun
- beachnoun
- bikenoun
- boatnoun
- booknoun
bounceverb- cameranoun
catchverb- dollnoun
drawverb- drawingnoun
enjoyverb- adjective
- fishingnoun
- gamenoun
- guitarnoun
- hobbynoun
- hockeynoun
jumpverb- kitenoun
listenverb- musicnoun
- photonoun
- pianonoun
- picturenoun
playverb- radionoun
- readverb
runverb
singverb- skateboardnoun
- skateboardingnoun
- soccernoun
- songnoun
- sportnoun
- storynoun
- table tennisnoun
take a photo/pictureverb
television/TVnoun- tennisnoun
- tennis racketnoun
throwverb- toynoun
TV/televisionnoun
watchnoun, verb
From A1 Movers (39 words)
- bandnoun
- CDnoun
- cinemanoun
- comicnoun
- comic booknoun
dancenoun, verb- drivenoun
- DVDnoun
emailnoun, verb- flynoun
- goalnoun
- holidaynoun
hopverb- ice skatesnoun
- ice skatingnoun
- kicknoun
movienoun, verb- netnoun
- partynoun
- playernoun
- poolnoun
- practicenoun
practiseverb- presentnoun
- ridenoun
- rocknoun
- roller skatesnoun
- roller skatingnoun
sailnoun, verb- shoppingnoun
skatenoun, verb
skipverb- sports centernoun
- swimnoun
- swimming poolnoun
textnoun, verb- towelnoun
videonoun, verb- walknoun
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Questions parents ask
How many sports & leisure words are in the A2 Flyers wordlist?
A2 Flyers introduces 28 new sports & leisure words, including backpack, cartoon, channel. Together with the earlier levels, your child needs 115 sports & leisure words in total for the A2 Flyers exam.
Does my child also need the sports & leisure 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 87 sports & leisure 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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