Abit. Prepositions, linkers, articles and relative pronouns

It’s a fact that children usually learn

their first language ….. their parents and the people around them

• of

• from

• and

• to

Many babies can say about three words ….. they are

12 months old.

• and

• if

• when

• the

First, babies listen to ….. sounds of

their language.

• the

• an

• a

• that

Babies learn the most important sounds ….. their language before they are six months old

• at

• by

• in /of

They point ….. interesting things and they repeat lots ….. words.

• to/at ; of

• the ; of

• to ; which

Their first words are the names of either the people in

the family ….. the things in the house.

• so

• and

• but

• or

Some children learn two languages at ….. same time if their parents speak different languages.

• a

• the

• or

• but

But ….. you start learning a language after you are twelve years old, you will probably have ….. ‘foreign’ accent.

• if-when/ the

• even / the

• if-when / a