Family Members
Describing Relationships
Daily Life & Routines
Family Traditions
Vocabulary & Idioms
100

This person is your mother’s sister.

aunt

100

What do you call children born on the same day to the same parents?

twins

100

Families usually eat this meal together in the evening.

dinner

100

What do families often do at Christmas?

exchange gifts

100

“Like father, like ___.”

son

200

This person is your father’s father.

Grandfather

200

If you have the same parents, you are called what?

siblings

200

Children often do this at home to help their parents.

chores

200

What do we call a big meal for someone’s birthday?

birthday party

200

A “black sheep” in the family means what kind of person?

a person who is very different from the rest

300

This person is married to your aunt.

Uncle

300

What do you call two people who get married?

a married couple

300

What do we call spending time with family on weekends?

family time

300

Many families have this yearly event where everyone meets.

family reunion

300

What’s the phrase for a job or company passed from parents to children?

family business

400

This person is your brother’s son.

nephew

400

What’s the word for someone who has no brothers or sisters?

an only child

400

Parents often do this when children behave badly.

punish(ment)

400

What’s the word for the day two people got married?

wedding anniversary

400

What’s another word for family members ?

relatives

500

This person is your mother’s cousin’s child.

second cousin

500

What do you call a family that includes grandparents, aunts, and uncles living together?

an extended family

500

What’s a common family activity in parks, where a family eats together on a blanket?

picnic

500

What’s a family event when a couple has a baby and people bring gifts?

baby shower

500

What does it mean if someone says, “She takes after her mother”?

she looks or behaves like her mother