Talking About Family

TALKING ABOUT FAMILY

1. How many __ do you have?

•  sons
•  children
•  family

2. She is __ child.

•  only
•  a sole
•  an only

3. She is the oldest of four __ .

•  sons
•  siblings
•  child

4. My sister's daughter is my __ .

•  niece
•  nephew
•  aunt

5. Jane doesn't like her __ , who married her daughter last year.

•  son
•  father-in-law
•  son-in-law

6. John was excited when his daughter said she was pregnant. He always wanted a __.

•  nephew
•  grandchild
•  son-in-law

7. Julie always got on well with Ruth, her __ . She knew her father was happy again.

•  step-mother
•  mother-in-law
•  sister

8. In addition, Julie was happy to have a new __ , Ruth's daughter from a previous marriage.

•  sister
•  step-sister
•  cousin

9. Lucy is a __ . Many of her daughter's school friends also only live with one parent.

•  single mother
•  half sister
•  step sister

10. Their family is __ . They all get on well with each other.

•  extended
•  close-knit
•  nuclear

11. You can see a family __ between David and Daniel.

•  relationship
•  sameness
•  resemblance

12. She wants to __ a family as soon as possible.

•  start
•  make
•  create

13. He has an unusual __ .

•  family size
•  family name
•  family value

14. She is __ from her family. She hasn't spoken to them in years.

•  cut
•  apart
•  estranged

15. Her father __ without a penny.

•  estranged her
•  cut her off
•  cut her away