When we talk about someone’s age, we use of age or old. Of age sounds more formal than old:
He is a fully qualified pilot and is only twenty-five years of age. (more formal)
He is a fully qualified pilot and is only twenty-five years old. (less formal)
When asking direct questions about someone’s age or the age of a thing, we don’t normally use age. We say How old …?
How old are you?
Not: What is your age?
How old is your car?
Not: What age is your car?
EXERCISES:
Exercise 1: How old?
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