Family Vocabulary Exercises: Vocabulary Practice (A1-A2) with Answers

⏱ Time: 10:00 📝 Questions: 20 📊 Level: A1, A2 📚 Type: Vocabulary ⭐ XP: up to +18 (on pass)
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Can you use family vocabulary correctly in everyday English? These 20 practice questions for Level A1-A2 go beyond memorising words — they put vocabulary into realistic sentences and situations.

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Question 1: Your mother and father are your ___.

Question 1 options
Parents means your mother and father. Brothers are male siblings, cousins are children of your aunt or uncle, and friends are people you like but are not family.
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Question 2: What does SISTER mean?

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A sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you. A daughter is your female child, an aunt is your parent's sister, and a wife is a married woman.
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Question 3: My father's mother is my ___.

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Grandmother means the mother of your father or mother. An aunt is your parent's sister, a daughter is a female child, and a niece is your sibling's daughter.
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Question 4: A SON is a male child.

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True. A son is a male child in relation to his parents. A female child is called a daughter.
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Question 5: My mother's brother is my ___.

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Uncle means the brother of your mother or father. A nephew is your sibling's son, a cousin is the child of your aunt or uncle, and a grandfather is your parent's father.
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Question 6: Match each family word to its meaning.

Question 6 options
husband
wife
nephew
niece
your sibling's son
a married man
a married woman
your sibling's daughter

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Husband is a married man, wife is a married woman, nephew is your sibling's son, and niece is your sibling's daughter.
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Question 7: Which word is closest in meaning to CHILD?

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Kid is an informal synonym for child. A parent is a mother or father, a twin is one of two children born at the same time, and a sibling is a brother or sister.
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Question 8: My aunt's children are my ___.

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Cousins are the children of your aunt or uncle. Siblings are your brothers and sisters, grandchildren are your children's children, and twins are two children born together.
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Question 9: What does DAUGHTER mean?

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A daughter is a female child of a parent. A sister shares your parents, a niece is your sibling's daughter, and an aunt is your parent's sister.
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Question 10: Tom and his ___ have two children together.

Question 10 options
Wife means a married woman, which fits the context of having children together as a couple. Sister, daughter, and grandmother do not fit the meaning of a married partner.
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Question 11: SIBLINGS means brothers and sisters.

Question 11 options
True. Siblings is the word for brothers and sisters — people who share the same parents.
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Question 12: My sister's son is my ___.

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Nephew is the word for your sibling's male child. A cousin is your aunt or uncle's child, a grandson is your child's son, and a brother-in-law is your spouse's brother.
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Question 13: After the wedding, her husband's mother became her ___.

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Mother-in-law is the correct term for your spouse's mother. A stepmother is a father's new wife, a godmother has a religious role, and a grandmother is a parent's mother.
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Question 14: Which word is closest in meaning to RELATIVE?

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A family member is the closest synonym for relative, meaning someone connected to you by blood or marriage. A neighbor lives near you, a colleague works with you, and a classmate studies with you.
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Question 15: When a man and woman get married, they become husband and ___.

Question 15 options
The fixed expression is 'husband and wife,' referring to a married couple.
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Question 16: Her father married again, so she now has a ___.

Question 16 options
Stepmother means the woman your father marries who is not your biological mother. An aunt is your parent's sister, a mother-in-law is your spouse's mother, and a godmother has a ceremonial role.
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Question 17: What does ORPHAN mean?

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An orphan is a child whose parents have both died. It does not mean a child with many siblings, a child who lives abroad, or a child who is adopted.
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Question 18: Sarah adopted a baby, so she is now an ___ mother.

Question 18 options
Adoptive describes a parent who has legally taken another person's child as their own. Biological means the birth parent, elder means older, and only describes a single child.
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Question 19: A 'nephew' is your brother's or sister's son, and a 'cousin' is your aunt's or uncle's child.

Question 19 options
Both facts are correct. A nephew is the son of your sibling, and a cousin is the child of your aunt or uncle. Since both parts of the statement are true, the answer is True.
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Question 20: Your grandparents, great-grandparents, and their parents are all your ___.

Question 20 options
Ancestors means family members from past generations. Descendants are future generations, relatives is a general term, and in-laws are family through marriage.