A2 vocabulary word list
Build vocabulary for routine activities and simple descriptions. The A2 collection contains 1,226 entries for gradual practice.
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What does A2 vocabulary help a learner describe?
A2 vocabulary supports routine exchanges and descriptions of familiar parts of life. Useful practice includes describing surroundings, explaining a simple need and discussing everyday activities. VocabGecko's A2 collection contains 1,226 entries from Oxford core and topic classifications. This is the size of our collection, rather than an official A2 word requirement.
The step from A1 involves doing more with familiar topics: adding detail, describing a past activity or making a simple arrangement. Learning how words work together is useful alongside remembering individual meanings.
How can I make A2 vocabulary practice useful?
Give each new entry a simple job: describe something that happened, explain what is needed or compare two familiar things. Read the example, recall the meaning and try a sentence of your own. Review earlier vocabulary regularly so that new material adds to language the learner can already use.
In VocabGecko, select the complete A2 list and let daily batches prepare a manageable amount. A parent approves each child's generated entry. If a learner finds the material tiring, reduce the daily new-word limit and spend more time on review and reading.
How does A2 vocabulary differ from A1 and B1?
A1 starts with basic needs and familiar expressions; A2 supports more routine exchanges and simple descriptions. B1 broadens towards experiences, plans and connected explanations. These are guides to language use, so a learner can have useful vocabulary at several levels without having completed a whole level in every language skill.
Return to the A1 collection for foundations or explore the B1 collection for connected accounts of experiences. Shared headwords across lists are prepared once for the learner rather than becoming duplicate practice words.
Where can families find the complete A2 list?
The full A2 collection is available to preview in the signed-in parent area, alongside lists for child practice and separate adult practice. Its 1,226 entries were checked on 31 October 2026. You can stop future preparation from a list while retaining prepared words and the learner's existing progress for review.
See all six collections and their sources. The Council of Europe describes A2 ability across language use; completing a vocabulary collection does not certify that level.
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