1. Complete the sentences with the correct family member from the words below.
cousins granddaughter grandfather grandparents
grandson nephew niece sister uncle
1 My son’s son is my grandson.
2 My dad’s brother is my ………………………
3 My mum’s father and mother are my ………………………
4 My parents’ daughter is my ………………………
5 My father’s father is my ………………………
6 My father’s sister’s children are my ………………………
7 My brother’s daughter is my ………………………
8 My daughter’s daughter is my ………………………
9 My sister’s son is my ………………………
Answer
2 uncle 3 grandparents 4 sister 5 grandfather
6 cousins 7 niece 8 granddaughter 9 nephew
2. Complete three more sentences like those in exercise 1.
1 My ……………………… is my grandmother.
2 My ……………………… is my aunt.
3 My ……………………… are my nieces.
Answer
1 mother’s / father’s mother
2 mother’s / father’s sister
3 brother’s / sister’s daughters
3. Add the apostrophes in the correct places. Then choose the correct answer, a or b.
1 My mothers new husband is my ………………………
a father-in-law
b stepfather
2 My sisters husband is my ………………………
a brother-in-law
b stepbrother
3 My sons wife is my ………………………
a son-in-law
b daughter-in-law
4 My fathers wifes daughter is my ………………………
a sister-in-law
b stepsister
Answer
1 mother’s, b 2 sister’s, a 3 son’s, b 4 father’s, wife’s, b
4. Look at the apostrophes. Tick the correct sentence (a or b).
1 a My children’s dog is at their uncle’s house.
b My children’s dog is at their uncles’ house.
2 a That is my wifes’ sister’s car.
b That is my wife’s sister’s car.
3 a My nephew’s mother is my brothers’ wife.
b My nephews’ mother is my brother’s wife.
Answer
1 a 2 b 3 b
5. Look at the family tree. Write sentences about the people in brackets.
1 (Mark / Andy) Mark is Andy’s brother.
2 (Ben / Anna) ……………………………….
3 (Joana / Rob) ……………………………….
4 (Mark / Ben) ……………………………….
5 (Rob / Lucy) ……………………………….
6 (Zak / Emma) ……………………………….
7 (Sam / Andy) ……………………………….
8 (Amelia / Ellie) ……………………………….
9 (Anna / Ellie) ……………………………….
10 (Sam / Rob) ……………………………….
Answer
2 Ben is Anna’s cousin.
3 Joanna is Rob’s grandmother.
4 Mark is Ben’s uncle.
5 Rob is Lucy’s nephew.
6 Zak is Emma’s husband.
7 Sam is Andy’s father.
8 Amelia is Ellie’s mother.
9 Anna is Ellie’s sister.
10 Sam is Rob’s grandfather.
6. Listen to a girl and boy talking about a photo of the family in exercise 5. What is the girl’s name? Use the family tree to help you.
She is ……………………………….
Answer
Anna
7. Listen again. Which four members of the family from exercise 5 are in the photo? Label them.
Answer
Left to right: Emma, Anna, Ben, Zak
Transcript
Tim That’s a nice photo. Is that your dad?
Anna No, it isn’t. That’s Zak, my uncle. He’s my mum’s brother. And that’s his son, Ben.
T So Ben is your cousin.
A That’s right. And Ben has got a sister, Grace.
T And is that Grace in the photo?
A No, that’s me! But that isn’t my mum, it’s my aunt, Emma. She’s Zak’s wife.
T Where are your brother and sister?
A My brother isn’t there. Ellie is behind the camera.
8. Write sentences about three members of your own family.
I’ve got a sister. Her name is Olivia.
1 ……………………………….
2 ……………………………….
3 ……………………………….
Answer
your own answer
Extra exercises
1. Complete the sentences with a family member.
1 My mother’s sister is my …………………..
2 My brother’s daughter is my …………………..
3 My father’s mother is my …………………..
4 My uncle’s daughter is my …………………..
5 My brother’s wife is my …………………..
6 My grandad’s mother is my …………………..
7 My mother’s new husband is my …………………..
Answer
1 aunt 2 niece 3 grandmother 4 cousin 5 sister in-law
6 great-grandmother 7 step-father
2. Match a word from A with a word from B to make housework activities. Then complete the sentences.
A clean cook do go load set
B dinner the dishwasher the house the table the washing to the supermarket
1 You ………………….. when you need to buy food.
2 You ………………….. when you’re hungry.
3 You ………………….. before you have dinner.
4 You ………………….. when you need some clean clothes.
5 You ………………….. after you have dinner.
6 You ………………….. when it’s dirty.
Answer
1 go to the supermarket 2 cook dinner 3 set the table
4 do the washing 5 load the dishwasher 6 clean the house
3. Match the first parts of sentences 1-6 with the second parts (a-f).
1 We’re excited
2 My town is famous
3 She’s frightened
4 Amy is good
5 I’m interested
6 My brother is keen
a in fashion.
b on sport.
c at tennis.
d for its food.
e about the holidays.
f of big dogs.
Answer
1 e 2 d 3 f 4 c 5 a 6 b
4. Complete the sentences with the words below.
beard blue glasses good-looking medium-length straight
1 My dad has got ………………….. eyes.
2 She’s got ………………….., wavy, dark hair.
3 I wear …………………..
4 My English teacher has got a …………………..
5 Jessie has got long, ………………….., fair hair.
6 Alex is …………………..
Answer
1 blue 2 medium-length 3 glasses 4 beard
5 straight 6 good-looking
5. Match the definitions with the words below.
creative friendly honest patient polite sensible
A person who:
1 waits and doesn’t get angry. …………………..
2 always says what is true. …………………..
3 says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. …………………..
4 is good at making things. …………………..
5 always does the right thing. …………………..
6 is kind and helpful. …………………..
Answer
1 patient 2 honest 3 polite 4 creative 5 sensible 6 friendly
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