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Test 1: My family

Name:Date:

A short mixed test about Lena and her family: be, have got, possessive words and family words.

Choose the correct answer

Choose the word or words that best complete each sentence.

  1. Hi! My name ___ Lena.
    • a) am
    • b) is
    • c) are
  2. I ___ got two brothers and one sister.
    • a) has
    • b) am
    • c) have
  3. My mother's sister is my ___.
    • a) uncle
    • b) cousin
    • c) niece
    • d) aunt
  4. My father ___ in a bank.
    • a) works
    • b) work
    • c) working
  5. My brothers are twins. ___ names are Tomás and Diego.
    • a) There
    • b) Their
    • c) They
  6. My sister is ___ engineer.
    • a) an
    • b) a
    • c) some
  7. My grandparents live ___ a small village.
    • a) on
    • b) at
    • c) in

Write one word

Type one word in each gap.

  1. This is my brother. ___ name is Kofi.
  2. I haven't got ___ brothers or sisters. I'm an only child.
  3. How old ___ your sister? She's ten.
  4. My grandfather's birthday is ___ June.
  5. My sister and I ___ got brown eyes.
  6. Look! This is a photo ___ my family at the beach.
  7. ___ you got any cousins?
  8. My little brother is five. ___ goes to school.

Write the correct form

Type the correct form of the word in brackets. Some answers need more than one word.

  1. I have got three ___ (cousin).
  2. My mum ___ (like) cooking.
  3. My aunt has got two ___ (child).
  4. My father ___ (not / drive) a car.
  5. This is my ___ (grandmother) house.
  6. ___ (we) house is near the park.
  7. My brother ___ (watch) TV every evening.
  8. My parents ___ (be) teachers.

Answer key

Choose the correct answer

  1. b) isMy name is one thing, so we use is.
  2. c) haveWith I, we say have got. Has got is for he, she and it.
  3. d) auntYour mother's sister or your father's sister is your aunt. An uncle is a man.
  4. a) worksMy father is one person (he), so the present simple verb ends in -s: works.
  5. b) TheirTheir means "of them". There is for places, and they is a subject.
  6. a) anEngineer starts with a vowel sound, so we use an, not a.
  7. c) inWe use in with villages, towns, cities and countries.

Write one word

  1. HisMy brother is a man, so we use his.
  2. anyWe use any in negative sentences with plural nouns.
  3. isYour sister is one person, so we use is. We use be to talk about age.
  4. inWe use in with months.
  5. haveMy sister and I means we, so we use have got.
  6. ofWe say a photo of someone or something.
  7. HaveIn questions with have got, have comes before the subject: Have you got...?
  8. HeMy little brother is a boy, so the subject pronoun is he.

Write the correct form

  1. cousinsAfter three, we need the plural form. Add -s: cousins.
  2. likesMy mum is one person (she), so we add -s: likes.
  3. childrenChild has an irregular plural: children.
  4. doesn't drive / does not driveWith he, she or one person, the negative is does not or doesn't + verb.
  5. grandmother'sWe add 's to a person to show that something belongs to them.
  6. OurThe possessive word for we is our.
  7. watchesWith he, she or it, verbs ending in -ch add -es: watches.
  8. areMy parents means they, so we use are.

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