Question

Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 My family is quite big. I even have a g_________-g_________; he’s my
grandmother’s father and he will be 90 this year!
2 My brother and his girlfriend are g_________ m_________ this spring.
They have already booked a date at the local castle and bought the rings.
3 My brother is my aunt’s n_________ and my sister and I are her
n_________.
4 My grandma r_________ f_________ work in June and so she could spend
the summer going for trips and gardening.
5 When we go on holiday, my uncle t_________ c_________ of our dog. He
feeds him and takes him for walks.
6 I think good family r_________ are really important. Your family will always
help you if you are in a difficult situation.
7 This weekend, my whole family is getting together – it’s the grandparents’
50th w_________ a_________.
8 I don’t think I look very much like my mum or dad, but people say I
t_________ a_________ my aunt, I’m very much like her.
9 In some European languages, if you talk about your aunt and uncle’s
children, you need a different word for the girl and for the boy, but in
English, I can use the same word for both: c_________.

Answer 1

My family is quite big. I even have a great-grandfather; he’s my grandmother’s father and he will be 90 this year!

My brother and his girlfriend are getting married this spring. They have already booked a date at the local castle and bought the rings.

My brother is my aunt’s nephew, and my sister and I are her nieces.

My grandma retired from work in June, so she could spend the summer going for trips and gardening.

When we go on holiday, my uncle takes care of our dog. He feeds him and takes him for walks.

I think good family relationships are really important. Your family will always help you if you are in a difficult situation.

This weekend, my whole family is getting together – it’s the grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary.

I don’t think I look very much like my mum or dad, but people say I take after my aunt; I’m very much like her.

In some European languages, if you talk about your aunt and uncle’s children, you need a different word for the girl and for the boy, but in English, I can use the same word for both: cousins.