Verbs
The promise that the couple says on their wedding day is ________.
a) their vows
b) their contracts
c) their agreements
a) their vows
Note: A vow and a promise mean the same thing.
The most important food for the married couple at a Western-style wedding is:
a) the wedding cake
b) the main course
c) the snacks
a) the wedding cake
A _____ is a man who is married.
a) husband
b) partner
c) fiancé
a) husband
A _____ is a woman who is married.
a) partner
b) wife
c) fiancée
b) wife
If a married couple want to legally break up, they usually have to:
a) move out
b) stay married
c) get a divorce
c) get a divorce
Note: This means that you are not married, you are 'divorced'.
If something is old-fashioned or very common in any wedding culture, we say it is:
a) old
b) traditional
c) outdated
b) traditional
When a man is engaged, but not yet married, he is a _______.
a) husband
b) fiancé
c) groom
b) fiancé
When a woman is engaged, but not yet married, she is a _______.
a) fiancée
b) wife
c) bridesmaid
a) fiancée
In a traditional Western-style wedding, it is customary for the father of the bride to _________.
a) abandon her
b) get rid of her
c) give her away
c) giver her away (to her new husband)
The part of the wedding when the couple promise to stay together is called:
a) the end
b) the ceremony
c) the reception
b) the ceremony
This group of men is selected by the groom-to-be to stand at the front in special suits during the wedding ceremony.
a) ringbearer
b) groomsmen
c) father-in-laws
b) groomsmen
This group of women is selected by the bride-to-be to stand at the front in special dresses during the wedding ceremony.
a) mother-in-laws
b) flowergirls
c) bridesmaids
c) bridesmaids
In some cultures, there is a moment in the wedding ceremony when people can try to stop the marriage by ________:
a) objecting
b) complaining
c) disagreeing
a) objecting
When people are sitting down and eating food at a wedding, it is called ________.
a) the ceremony
b) the reception
c) the dinner
b) the reception
This man is usually the groom's brother or close friend:
a) father-in-law
b) groom
c) best man
c) best man
This woman is usually the bride's sister or close friend:
a) mother-in-law
b) maid of honour
c) groomsman
b) maid of honour