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Family members

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Learn simple words for the people in your family, such as parents, brother, aunt and cousin.

Choose the family word

Choose the correct answer.

  1. Your mother's sister is your ___.
    • a) cousin
    • b) aunt
    • c) grandmother
  2. What does parents mean?
    • a) your brothers and sisters
    • b) your aunts and uncles
    • c) your mother and father
  3. Your father's father is your ___.
    • a) grandfather
    • b) uncle
    • c) brother
  4. Your aunt's son is your ___.
    • a) brother
    • b) cousin
    • c) uncle
  5. Ravi is a boy. He and Mina have the same parents. Ravi is Mina's ___.
    • a) cousin
    • b) father
    • c) brother
  6. Which word is for a girl or a woman?
    • a) daughter
    • b) uncle
    • c) son
  7. Your mother's brother is your ___.
    • a) grandfather
    • b) uncle
    • c) cousin

Write the family word

Type one word in each gap. Use each word once and add -s if you need a plural. Use: cousin, father, grandmother, mother, sister, son, uncle.

  1. Sara is a girl. We have the same parents. She is my ___.
  2. My ___ is my dad's brother. His name is Omar.
  3. My aunt has three children. They are my ___.
  4. My ___ is my dad's mum. She is 80 years old.
  5. Mr and Mrs Okafor have one child. He is a boy. He is their ___.
  6. I am Kofi's daughter. Kofi is my ___.
  7. My ___ and my dad are my parents.

Answer key

Choose the family word

  1. b) auntThe sister of your mother or father is your aunt.
  2. c) your mother and fatherYour parents are your mother and your father.
  3. a) grandfatherThe father of your mother or father is your grandfather.
  4. b) cousinThe child of your aunt or uncle is your cousin.
  5. c) brotherA boy with the same parents as you is your brother.
  6. a) daughterA daughter is a girl or woman. An uncle and a son are male.
  7. b) uncleThe brother of your mother or father is your uncle.

Write the family word

  1. sisterA girl with the same parents as you is your sister.
  2. uncleThe brother of your dad (your father) is your uncle.
  3. cousinsYour aunt's children are your cousins. There are three, so we add -s.
  4. grandmother / grandma / granny / granThe mother of your dad (or of your mum) is your grandmother.
  5. sonA boy who is someone's child is their son.
  6. father / dadKofi is a man with a daughter, so he is her father.
  7. mother / mum / momYour parents are your mother and your father (your dad).