Family Members — Intro — Lingadoo Vocabulary Worksheet

Key Vocabulary

Word		Meaning	Example sentence
mother	n.	a female parent	My mother works in a hospital.
father	n.	a male parent	Her father cooks dinner.
sister	n.	a girl or woman with the same parents as you	My sister is twelve.
brother	n.	a boy or man with the same parents as you	His brother plays football.
son	n.	a male child	Their son is at school.
daughter	n.	a female child	Our daughter likes music.
parents	n.	your mother and father	My parents live near me.
cousin	n.	the child of your aunt or uncle	My cousin lives in Canada.
grandmother	n.	the mother of your mother or father	My grandmother is very kind.
grandfather	n.	the father of your mother or father	His grandfather tells funny stories.
aunt	n.	the sister of your mother or father	My aunt has two children.
uncle	n.	the brother of your mother or father	Their uncle lives in London.

Common Collocations

mother: my mother, his mother
father: my father, their father
sister: younger sister, older sister

brother: little brother, big brother
son: young son, only son
daughter: young daughter, only daughter

parents: my parents, her parents
cousin: first cousin, favourite cousin
grandmother: my grandmother, old grandmother

grandfather: my grandfather, her grandfather
aunt: my aunt, favourite aunt
uncle: my uncle, funny uncle

Language Tips

Possessive adjectives

Say my mother, your father, his sister, her brother, our parents.

Do not use the before a family member when you use a name or possessive: my aunt, not the my aunt.

Plural family words

Parents means mother and father. Grandparents means grandmother and grandfather.

Cousin can be male or female in English.