Lexical Trainer: Family & Relationships

Exercise 1

Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter (A–O) in the box.

• A — a child who has no brothers or sisters
• B — a brother or sister
• C — your mother's or father's sister
• D — a person who is a member of your family
• E — one of two children born at the same time
• F — your brother's or sister's son
• G — your brother's or sister's daughter
• H — the child of your aunt or uncle
• I — your grandfather or grandmother
• J — your grandfather's father
• K — a man or woman you are married to
• L — the person you are in a relationship with
• M — a relative who is not closely related
• N — a relative who is closely related
• O — all the people born around the same time

1. sibling —
2. only child —
3. twin —
4. aunt —
5. nephew —
6. relative —
7. cousin —
8. niece —
9. grandparent —
10. great-granddad —
11. spouse —
12. partner —
13. distant relative —
14. close relative —
15. generation —

Exercise 2

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. My mother's brother is my nephew uncle cousin .
2. My sister's daughter is my niece cousin granddaughter .
3. My father's father is my great-granddad uncle granddad .
4. My brother and I are twins siblings cousins .
5. My husband's mother is my grandmother mother-in-law aunt .
6. A family with parents and children only is a nuclear extended complete family.
7. A family with grandparents, aunts, and uncles living together is an nuclear only extended family.
8. The youngest child in the family is often responsible spoiled independent .
9. The middle youngest eldest child often has more responsibilities.
10. She is a very helpful selfish lazy person — she always helps others.
11. He is so shy arrogant friendly — he thinks he is better than everyone else.
12. My grandmother is very lazy mean caring . She always worries about us.
13. He is generous kind selfish — he never shares his toys with his sister.
14. She is very shy sociable arrogant and loves meeting new people.
15. He is confident doubtful proud — he always doubts everything.

Exercise 3

Drag the correct word from the box into each gap. (On a touch screen: tap a word, then tap a gap.)

1. She always tells the truth. She is very .
2. He never wants to do anything. He is so .
3. My sister is very — she always asks questions about everything.
4. He is of his brother's success because he wants to be the best.
5. She is in herself and never doubts her abilities.
6. He is always kind and to everyone he meets.
7. She is very — she always remembers my birthday.
8. He is of his daughter's achievements.
9. My parents are very — they always encourage me.
10. He is so — he always says horrible things to people.

Exercise 4

Complete the phrasal verbs and expressions with the correct particle.

1. I get —onupout well with my sister.
2. She looks —updownafter to her older brother.
3. They fell —outforin with each other and stopped talking.
4. We made —upoutin after the argument.
5. He always stands —updownout for his friends.
6. My parents brought me —updownout in a small town.
7. She grew —updownout in a big family.
8. Don't let your friends —downupout.
9. I look —afterupdown my younger sister when my parents are away.
10. She's going —outupdown with a guy from her school.
11. They decided to split —upoutin after two years together.
12. His grandfather passed —awayoutup last year.
13. He always picks —onupout his younger brother.
14. She puts him —downupout all the time.
15. They look —downupout on people who are different.

Exercise 5

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. I really (admire) my grandmother for her strength.
2. She (appreciate) everything her parents do for her.
3. He (envy) his friend's new car.
4. They always (argue) about small things.
5. She (apologise) for being late.
6. We need to (compromise) to solve this problem.
7. Parents should (care about) their children's feelings.
8. Friends should (support) each other.
9. You need to (trust) your partner.
10. We should (respect) other people's opinions.
11. She often (feel neglected) by her busy parents.
12. He (feel lonely) after his best friend moved away.
13. I (keep in touch) with my cousins from abroad.
14. We (have a lot in common) with my sister.
15. They (get married) last summer.

Exercise 6

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. The relationship pride loneliness between my parents is very strong.
2. She felt great kindness curiosity sadness when she lost her job.
3. His jealousy confidence honesty for his sister was obvious.
4. Trust Anger Pride is important in any friendship.
5. She showed great loneliness surprise forgiveness by forgiving him.
6. His confidence jealousy sadness helped him succeed in life.
7. The child's curiosity anger pride made him ask many questions.
8. She was full of sadness surprise kindness when she saw the gift.
9. Her kindness jealousy pride towards animals is amazing.
10. Friendship Trust Loneliness is the biggest problem in our world today.
11. She showed anger love curiosity by shouting at him.
12. His sadness kindness pride made him feel superior to others.
13. They had a big argument compromise forgiveness about politics.
14. The wedding honeymoon funeral was very sad for the whole family.
15. Their marriage divorce separation lasted for 40 years.

Exercise 7

Drag the correct word from the box into each gap. (On a touch screen: tap a word, then tap a gap.)

1. The was wearing a beautiful white dress.
2. The was very nervous before the ceremony.
3. They went to Paris for their .
4. The was attended by all their relatives.
5. After her husband died, she became a .
6. They got after five years of marriage.
7. She is still and looking for a partner.
8. My grandfather is now and doesn't work anymore.
9. The of his grandmother was a great loss.
10. The ceremony was held in a church.

Exercise 8

Match the activity with its description. Write the correct letter (A–O) in the box.

• A — going to see a film at the cinema
• B — a gathering of family members
• C — eating together with your family
• D — playing games like Monopoly or chess
• E — a custom that families repeat
• F — walking outside for pleasure
• G — cooking food outdoors
• H — going to different places for fun
• I — visiting a place where you can have coffee or tea
• J — sitting together to watch a film at home
• K — preparing food as a family
• L — marking special days like New Year or birthdays
• M — a memory from when you were young
• N — not telling something to others
• O — being in each other's company

1. family meal —
2. family tradition —
3. family reunion —
4. go for a walk —
5. go to the cinema —
6. play board games —
7. travel —
8. have a barbecue —
9. go to a cafe —
10. watch movies —
11. cook together —
12. celebrate holidays —
13. childhood memory —
14. keep secrets —
15. spend time together —

Exercise 9

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. The gap bridge support between the parents and children was growing.
2. She had a small tiny significant impact on my life.
3. He is a role model stranger enemy for many young people.
4. My parents gave me lots of support jealousy anger when I was studying.
5. She needed jealousy loneliness advice about which university to choose.
6. Teenagers need privacy support pressure and space to grow.
7. He wanted more support advice independence from his parents.
8. They made many sacrifices decisions arguments for their children's education.
9. Her physical financial emotional needs were not being met.
10. She felt a lot of pressure support advice from her family to succeed.
11. He is a caring selfish arrogant person who takes care of others.
12. She is very lazy mean helpful and loves to help.
13. He is responsible lazy careless — he always completes his tasks.
14. She is shy doubtful independent — she can do things on her own.
15. He is curious lazy mean — he always looks for adventure.

Exercise 10

Drag the correct word from the box into each gap. (On a touch screen: tap a word, then tap a gap.)

1. She felt a deep sense of after her friends moved away.
2. He is so — he thinks only about himself.
3. We should our parents for everything they do.
4. She is very — she always remembers to buy me gifts.
5. They need to to make their relationship work.
6. He is of his brother's new job.
7. You should other people's opinions.
8. I you for being so honest with me.
9. She is very — she always encourages me.
10. He is so of his son's achievements.
11. She is very — she always helps the poor.
12. He is — he never tells the truth.
13. She is and loves meeting new people.
14. He is too to speak in public.
15. She is in her abilities.