what is the average vocabulary for a 2 year old?

Question

i have a niece that will be 2 this month and she doesn't know very many words. how big of a vocabulary should a child have at that age?

Answer 1

Depends on the 2 year old. A 2-year old may begin with a starter vocabulary of 2-word micro-sentences. Between 2 and 3 years, four and five word sentences are used. Almost all common objects and pictures can be recognized and identified. Pronouns are used as are some plurals (dogs, cats). Strangers can understand most words. At 5, they have a 2,500 word vocabulary.
My granddaughter is 3 1/2 and she has higher than the 2,500 but my 5 year old grandson has about a 2,500 word vocab.
It depends on the child.

Answer 2

2 Year Old Vocabulary

Answer 3

Not very many. My nephew is two and he can understand what we're telling him but when he communicates himself, he has a very limited vocabulary so we basically figure out what he's telling us with his the words he uses and his body language. I'd say like 20 at two, but he's like two and a couple of months so he knows like 40 words now. But I doubt he's use the word "horse" in everyday words, lol.

But that is for a boy. Girls, for some reason or other, can speak better than boys can. My nephews cousins who are girls and are two can put sentences together and all that.

Answer 4

how long is a piece of string ..... This will vary hugely from child to child. My daughter was 2 on monday, she can count to 5, knows a couple of letters but not really stringing the alphabet together yet she is learning about 3 new words a day at the moment, she has maybe 100 words in vocab ???? She has started to use 2 words together, and occasionally 3- where daddy, where daddy gone, etc hope this helps

Answer 5

My son turned 2 and a half a couple days ago. He says 4-5 word sentences like, 'Can I have milk now?' 'Where did Buster go?' and he understands everything we say and ask him to do, says all the ABC's etc. Now at exactly 2 I would say he only had 3 word sentences, counted to 10. I don't know exactly how many words he knew, maybe 30 or 40.

I am sure she is fine. But to help her out, do her parents talk to her. Like, ALL THE TIME? Explain what they are doing, ask her questions about her day, what she wants to wear, what she wants to eat, etc. I see a lot of parents who don't.

Answer 6

It really all depends on the child. I have a three-year old niece, and two two-year old nephews (they are all cousins). Talking to my nephews is like to talking to a 5 or 6 yr old. They ask questions, answer questions, and also say words that I didn't even think they knew. My niece's vocab is all garbled. She calls my mom, druma (grandma), Eritah(Ericka), Jushin (justin), and so on. She adds T's to a lot of words. My sister is suggesting that she attends speech classes. But I would say, it all depends on the child. If he/she is around a lot of older kids, then of course their vocab will be higher. But if not, she'll learn. It takes time. Don't sweat it.

Answer 7

Depends on the child. My son basically didn't start talking until we refused to respond to anything but an actual word, when he was around two and a half, while my daughter could carry on an actual conversation using complete sentences at eighteen months.

Answer 8

If your child is 2 and using less than 50 words, you should consult with a Speech Language Pathologist. An evaluation is free in the US. You can contact your pediatrician or your local elementary school to find out how to get an evaluation.

Answer 9

My Grand daughter turned 2 on July 27th( so she is 27 months old)....She speaks in complete sentences. The other day we were reading a book and talking about the pics. There was a camel and I asked her what it was...she said....Granna, I don t know what that is...

Tonight her Mom said We have to go home and get dinner....her response was, I have my dinner right here. She was referring to the Chinese food we had eaten a little earlier sitting on the counter.

Is she advanced or is this normal?

Answer 10

20 words by 20 months, approximately. Is she reaching other milestones like gross motor and fine motor skills? A pediatrician can do an evaluation and make a recommendation to a specialist, if needed. Sometimes the speech just comes later than other kids.