Language Activator – Young

(Young (adjective

.You’re too young to smoke

Little

adjective :  especially spoken very young – use this to talk about a young child

.When I was little we used to go camping a lot

little boy/girl : a young child, or a young son or daughter

.They’ve been married for ten years and have two little girls

Small

adjective : young, usually less than about ten years old

. We loved going to the zoo when we were small

small children

.She soon discovered that looking after small children was very tiring

Practice

: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

.N1. The kids were too ————to really understand

? N2. Who’s that ————boy in the blue sweater

N3. There were three bridesmaids at the wedding, and even the ——–one behaved beautifully

.N4. a single mother with two ——–children

.N5. When I was——–, I used to play a lot of baseball

.N6. Her ———— son works for a television company

.N7. At 35, he is the ———-person to hold this office

: Answers

Small / little / little / young / younger / youngest / youngest