Twenty four months

By the age of 2 children usually can say at least 50 words and recognize the names of many objects, including those in pictures. They also understand simple requests and statements, such as 'all gone'. Many 2 year olds talk a lot. They usually can name some body parts such as arms and legs, and objects, such as a book. Not all their words are intelligible; Some are made-up and combined with real words. In addition to understanding simple requests, they can also follow them, such as 'put the book on the table'.

They should be able to say at least 50 words. They usually can say about 150 to 200 words, some of which are simple phrases, such as 'want biscuit'. Pronouns, such as me or she are used, but often incorrectly. By 2 years of age, children are remarkably good at engaging the attention of a listener and at responding to listener feedback. Toddlers who address their listeners are usually interacting or playing with them, or close to the object they are talking about.