Family & Relationships
Your dad's siblings (he, hypothetically, has one girl sibling and one boy sibling) are your...
aunt and uncle
Our teacher always tells us we need to __ and stop acting like small children.
a. grow into
b. grow up
c. outgrow
d. grow in
b. grow up
Complete the question with the correct preposition. Then, respond to the question in any logical way, showing that you understand the meaning of the verb.
What do your parents praise you __?
FOR
Answers will vary.
Say the question in the present simple. Then, answer.
What / make / you laugh
What makes you laugh?
Answers will vary.
Your brother's wife is your...
sister-in-law
After she broke up with her boyfriend, everyone encouraged her to __ her life.
a. get over with
b. get down with
c. get on with
d. get up to
c. get on with
Complete the question with the correct preposition. Then, respond to the question in any logical way, showing that you understand the meaning of the verb.
Who do you praise __ the most often?
FOR
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Form a compound noun. Then, say what it means.
Life...
a. care
b. expectancy
c. age
d. pension
b. expectancy
The average age people tend to live to
What does it mean if your friends are fraternal twins?
They are twins (carried at the same time, born the same day, same DNA), but they do not look alike.
Fill in the blank using a phrasal verb. Be careful with the verb tense.
As my brother ___, he slammed the door and left my mom in tears.
stormed out
Complete the question with the correct preposition. Then, respond to the question in any logical way, showing that you understand the meaning of the verb.
What do your friends tease you __?
ABOUT
Answers will vary.
Re-write the question as an indirect question (make it more polite).
What's your phone number?
Can you tell me your phone number?
Could you tell me your phone number?
What is your grandma's grandma to you?
great-great grandmother
Fill in the blank using a phrasal verb. Be careful with the verb tense.
My parents always tell me not to __ when they tell me to do something, but sometimes it's just so hard to keep my mouth shut!
answer back (B.E.) OR talk back (A.E.)
Complete the question with the correct preposition. Then, respond to the question in any logical way, showing that you understand the meaning of the verb.
What do your parents nag you __?
ABOUT
Answers will vary.
What phrasal verb means: to arrive at a situation, often unintentionally
Use the phrasal verb in a sentence.
end up
Examples will vary.
One of your parents has gotten remarried following a divorce. A few years later, a new son is born to your parents and their new partner. This baby is what to you?
Half-brother
Fill in the blank using a phrasal verb. Be careful with the verb tense.
They say that your life partner should __ the best in you.
bring out
Complete the question with the correct preposition. Then, respond to the question in any logical way, showing that you understand the meaning of the verb.
What do your parents tell you __ __?
OFF FOR/ABOUT
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Form the correct word so that it fits in the blank.
Her __ (CHILD) started out pretty rough. She was put up for __ (ADOPT) as a toddler because her parents were raging alcoholics. Luckily, she now has a nice, loving family.
CHILDHOOD
ADOPTION