1 Complete the definitions with family words. You have the first letter of each word to help you.
1 Your mother’s sister is your a unt…………. .
2 Your aunt’s children are your c……………… .
3 Your children’s children are your g……………… .
4 Your daughter’s son is your g……………… .
5 Your sister’s son is your n……………… .
6 Your mother’s brother is your u……………… .
7 Your mother’s father is your g……………… .
8 Your father’s parents are your g……………… .
9 Your brother’s daughter is your n……………… .
10 Your father’s mother is your g……………… .
11 Your son’s daughter is your g……………… .
Answer
2 cousins 3 grandchildren 4 grandson
5 nephew 6 uncle 7 grandfather
8 grandparents 9 niece 10 grandmother
11 granddaughter
2 Write the missing vowels to make adjectives for describing people.
1 p r e t t y
2 b _ _ _ t _ f _ l
3 y _ _ n g
4 b l _ n d _
5 t _ l l
6 d _ r k
7 f _ _ r
8 g _ _ d – l _ _ k _ n g
9 s l _ m
10 s h _ r t
11 _ l d
Answer
2 beautiful 3 young 4 blonde
5 tall 6 dark 7 fair 8 good-looking
9 slim 10 short 11 old
3 Write the adverbs of degree. You have the first letter of each word.
1 r e a l l y
2 p _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4 n _ _ _ _ _
5 q _ _ _ _
Answer
2 probably 3 certainly 4 nearly 5 quite
4 Match the adverbs of degree from Exercise 3 to their meanings.
A not completely …5…
B very much ……
C maybe ……
D very close to ……
E 100% true ……
Answer
B 1 C 2 D 4 E 3
5 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences with the words in the box.
|
certainly nearly probably quite really |
1 Maths is nearly difficult for me. I have to study all the time. ……really……
2 My phone is on quite all the time. I just turn it off when I go to sleep. ………………
3 I’m probably good at cooking, but my sister is much better than me. ………………
4 I’m really good at singing, and I’m in a band at school. But my brother nearly isn’t, his voice is terrible! ………………
5 I studied from the textbook, so I think I certainly passed the test, but I’m not sure. ………………
Answer
2 nearly 3 quite 4 certainly 5 probably
6 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 over / 1.85 metres / is / My aunt / tall.
……My aunt is over 1.85 metres tall. ……
2 years old. / My grandfather / a hundred / nearly / is
……………………………………………………..
3 really young, / My granddaughter / is / years / old. / just two
……………………………………………………..
4 is / cousin / My / good-looking. / really
……………………………………………………..
5 not fat / quite slim, / at all. / is / My grandmother
……………………………………………………..
6 is / My / beautiful. / grandchild
……………………………………………………..
7 you uncle / Is / short? / tall or
……………………………………………………..
8 got / fair hair. / have / and nephew / My niece
……………………………………………………..
Answer
2 My grandfather is nearly a hundred years old.
3 My granddaughter is really young, just two years old.
4 My cousin is really good-looking.
5 My grandmother is quite slim, not fat at all.
6 My grandchild is beautiful.
7 Is your uncle tall or short?
8 My niece and nephew have got fair hair.
7 Complete the sentences. You have the first letter of each word.
1 My father’s brother, my u ncle………, is really o……………, he’s 99 years old!
2 My father’s sister, my a……………, has got long d…………… hair.
3 My aunt’s child, my c……………, is y……………, only three years old. But my grandmother c…………… isn’t, she’s 95!
4 My son’s son, my g……………, is six and q…………… short for his age. His friends are all taller than him.
Answer
1 uncle; old
2 aunt; dark
3 cousin; young; certainly
4 grandson; quite
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