DESCRIBING FAMILY

Describing Your Family
Read the following description of a family.
Jack is married to Alice. She is his wife and he is her husband. They have a daughter and son. The son's name is Henry and the daughter's name is Lisa. They live next to Alice's parents, Harry and Marjorie. Harry is Alice's father and Marjorie is her mother. Harry is Jack's father-in-law and Marjorie is his mother-in-law. Henry is Harry's grandson and Lisa is Marjorie's granddaughter. Alice has a sister and a brother. Her sister's name is Mary and her brother's name is Frank. Frank has two children, David and Sherrie. Sherrie is Alice's niece and David is Alice's nephew. Alice is their aunt and Jack is their uncle.
Complete the following chart of family relationships using the opposite family members. The first has been done for you. Click on the arrow to see the answer.
husband wife
son


mother-in-law

aunt
nephew

grandfather


granddaughter
father


sister
Look at the possessive chart. Complete the story above using the correct possessives (my, your, son's, Jack's etc.). The first has been done for you. Click on the arrow to see the answer.
I my
You your
He his
She her
It its
We our
You your
They their
Jack Jack's
Jack is married to Alice. She is his wife and he is husband. They have a daughter and son. The name is Henry and the name is Lisa. They live next to Alice's parents, Harry and Marjorie. Harry is Alice's father and Marjorie is mother. Harry is Jack's father-in-law and Marjorie is mother-in-law. Henry is grandson and Lisa is Marjorie's granddaughter. Alice has a sister a brother. sister's name is Mary and her name is Frank. Frank has two children, David and Sherrie. Sherrie is Alice's niece and David is Alice's nephew. Alice is aunt and Jack is uncle.