English Vocabulary Exercises | Friends

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Exercise 4

Match the beginning and end of sentences:

1. I didn’t like Linda at first but now we get on —similar backgrounds.in common.in touch.each other’s company.a long way.very well.her.each other whenever we can.

2. We live in different towns now but we still try to see —similar backgrounds.in common.in touch.each other’s company.a long way.very well.her.each other whenever we can.

3. Tom and I get on very well. We’ve got so much —similar backgrounds.in common.in touch.each other’s company.a long way.very well.her.each other whenever we can.

4. Sarah’s my best friend. I know I can always rely on —similar backgrounds.in common.in touch.each other’s company.a long way.very well.her.each other whenever we can.

5. Even if we move to different countries, we’d always stay —similar backgrounds.in common.in touch.each other’s company.a long way.very well.her.each other whenever we can.

6. Paul and I do everything together. We really enjoy —similar backgrounds.in common.in touch.each other’s company.a long way.very well.her.each other whenever we can.

7. I think we’re friends because we come from —similar backgrounds.in common.in touch.each other’s company.a long way.very well.her.each other whenever we can.

8. l’ve known Tina since we were at school. We go back —similar backgrounds.in common.in touch.each other’s company.a long way.very well.her.each other whenever we can.

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ANSWERS

1. I didn’t like Linda at first but now we get on very well.
2. We live in different towns now but we still try to see each other whenever we can.
3. Tom and I get on very well. We’ve got so much in common.
4. Sarah’s my best friend. I know I can always rely on her.
5. Even if we move to different countries, we’d always stay in touch.
6. Paul and I do everything together. We really enjoy each other’s company.
7. I think we’re friends because we come from similar backgrounds.
8. l’ve known Tina since we were at school. We go back a long way.

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English Vocabulary Exercises | Family

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Exercise 6

Complete the expressions with the following verbs in the appropriate form:

tell | look | run | get | take

1. She just like her mother.
2. She’s her father’s nose.
3. He after his father.
4. It in the family.
5. You can’t them apart.

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ANSWERS

1. looks
2. got
3. takes
4. runs
5. tell

English Vocabulary Exercises | Family

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Exercise 5

Complete with the end of the sentences with the following group of words :

• a.The house with my wife’s family.
• b.A baby from China.
• c. Her real mother one day
• d. The children.
• e. A family just yet

1. We‘re not planning to start —the house with my wife’s family.a baby from China.her real mother one day.the children.a family just yet.
2. They help us take care of —the house with my wife’s family.a baby from China.her real mother one day.the children.a family just yet.
3. We adopted —the house with my wife’s family.a baby from China.her real mother one day.the children.a family just yet.
4. We share —the house with my wife’s family.a baby from China.her real mother one day.the children.a family just yet.
5. She might want to find —the house with my wife’s family.a baby from China.her real mother one day.the children.a family just yet.

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ANSWERS

• 1e
• 2d
• 3b
• 4a
• 5c

English Vocabulary Exercises | Family

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Exercise 4

Complete each sentence with the correct answer:

1. A girl/woman who has the same mother and father as I do is my

2. A boy/man who has the same mother and father as I do is my .

3. My father’s brother is my

4. My father’s sister is my .

5. The son of my father’s brother is my .

6. My mother’s mother is my

7. My father’s father is my

8. The man who I am married to is my .

9. The woman who I am married to is my .

10. My male child is my .

11. My female child is my .

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ANSWERS

1. A girl/woman who has the same mother and father as I do is my sister
2. A boy/man who has the same mother and father as I do is my brother
3. My father’s brother is my uncle
4. My father’s sister is my aunt
5. The son of my father’s brother is my cousin
6. My mother’s mother is my grandmother
7. My father’s father is my grandfather
8. The man who I am married to is my husband
9. The woman who I am married to is my wife
10. My male child is my son
11. My female child is my daughter

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English Vocabulary Exercises | Family

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Exercise 3

Complete the sentences with the following group of words:

• the whole family
• a very close family
• a big family
• family tree
• a big family reunion

1. I come from . I’ve got four brothers and two sisters.
2. We’re . We see each other almost every day and if ever I’m in trouble, I know I can turn to one of them for help.
3. It’s my son’s eighteenth birthday next week. We’re hoping to get together.
4. My wife and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary soon. We’re planning to have .
5. When I was researching my , I found out that my great-great-grandfather came over to England from Ireland 120 years ago.

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ANSWERS

1. a big family
2. a very close family
3. the whole family
4. a big family reunion
5. family tree

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English Vocabulary Exercises | Family

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Exercise 2

Put the words in order:

1. fathre →
2. osn →
3. rbthoer →
4. sesitr →
5. othemr →
6. necul →
7. aarndgfther →
8. atnu →
9. nriachgdld →
10. agdtuehr →

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English Vocabulary Exercises | Family

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Exercise 1

Fill the blanks with the following words :

aunt | grandfather | grandsons | uncle | grandmother | nephew | niece | granddaughters | cousins

1. Your parents’ parents are your —auntgrandfathergrandsonsunclegrandmothernephewniecegranddaughterscousins and your —auntgrandfathergrandsonsunclegrandmothernephewniecegranddaughterscousins.
2. Your father’s brother and sister are your —auntgrandfathergrandsonsunclegrandmothernephewniecegranddaughterscousins and your —auntgrandfathergrandsonsunclegrandmothernephewniecegranddaughterscousins.
3. Your aunt’s and uncle’s children are your—auntgrandfathergrandsonsunclegrandmothernephewniecegranddaughterscousins.
4. Your brother’s son and daughter are your —auntgrandfathergrandsonsunclegrandmothernephewniecegranddaughterscousins and your —auntgrandfathergrandsonsunclegrandmothernephewniecegranddaughterscousins.
5. Your children’s children are your —auntgrandfathergrandsonsunclegrandmothernephewniecegranddaughterscousins and your —auntgrandfathergrandsonsunclegrandmothernephewniecegranddaughterscousins.

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ANSWERS

1. Your parents’ parents are your grandfather and your grandmother.
2. Your father’s brother and sister are your uncle and your aunt.
3. Your aunt’s and uncle’s children are your cousins.
4. Your brother’s son and daughter are your nephew and your niece.
5. Your children’s children are your grandsons and your granddaughters.

English Vocabulary Exercises | Babies and children

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Exercise 5

Match the beginning of sentences with the endings on the right. Some beginnings can have several endings:

1. My parents made me                     a. brush my teeth before I went to bed.

2. They didn’t let me                          b. wear make-up till I was 15.

3. I had to                                         c. do my homework before I could watch TV.

4. I couldn’t                                        d. watch TV after 8 o’clock.

5. I wasn’t allowed to

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ANSWERS

1. → a, c
2. → b, d
3. → a, c
4. → b, d
5. → b, d

English Vocabulary Exercises | Babies and children

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Exercise 4

Complete the following sentences with the following verbs at the appropriate tenses:

plan | expect | lose | get

1. One of the girls at my school  pregnant when she was only 15.

2. We only  to have two children, so Paula was a bit of surprise – to both of us!

3. Have you heard? Kelly’s  another baby. It’s due in February.

4. A friend of mine crashed her car when she was pregnant and  the baby.

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ANSWERS

1. got
2. planned
3. expecting
4. lost

English Vocabulary Exercises | Babies and children

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Exercise 3

Put the sentences in chronological order from 1 to 7:

a. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. → —1234567

b. She got pregnant. → —1234567

c. She went into labour. → —1234567

d. They called her Samantha. → —1234567

e. She was in labour for seven hours. → —1234567

f. She was rushed to the maternity ward. → —1234567

g. She had a scan to see if the baby was OK. → —1234567

 

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ANSWERS

1. b. She got pregnant. 
2. g. She had a scan to see if the baby was OK. 
3. c. She went into labour. 
4. f. She was rushed to the maternity ward. 
5. e. She was in labour for seven hours. 
6. a. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. 
7. d. They called her Samantha.