Speech and social milestones

Question 1

At what age shows understanding of nouns? and give example

Answer 1

18 months
(“show me the xxxxx”)

Question 1

At what age shows understanding of verbs? and give example

Answer 1

2 years
“what do you draw with, what do you eat with?”

Question 2

At what age understands adjectives? and give example

Answer 2

3 years
“which one is red?”

Question 2

At what age shows understanding of prepositions “in/on”? and give example

Answer 2

2.5 years
“put the cat on the bowl”

Question 3

At what age understands negatives? and give example

Answer 3

3 years
“which of these is NOT an animal?”

Question 4

At what age understands comparatives? and give example

Answer 4

3.5 years
“which boy is bigger than this one?” while pointing to middle-sized boy! Or draw circles to illustrate point

Question 5

At what age understands complex instructions? and give example

Answer 5

4 years
“Before you put x in y, give z to Mummy”

Question 6

At what age uses 2 words joined together (50+ words)

Answer 6

2 years

Question 7

At what age uses 1 to 6 different words?

Answer 7

18 months

Question 8

At what age uses complex narrative / sequences to describe events?

Answer 8

4 years

Question 9

At what age uses 3 – 4 words joined together

Answer 9

2.5 years