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English Vocabulary for Family

Learn Common Family Members in English

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This is a lesson to help you learn English words for family members. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following [wait...] words:

Table of Contents

  • Match-the-Pairs Game
  • Memory Game
  • Basic Flash Cards
  • Spell-the-Word Game
  • Multi-Choice Test
  • Learn with Hangman!
  • "Sentence" Flash Cards
  • "Missing Word" Flash Cards
  • Example Sentences

Match-the-Pairs Game

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  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start. Good luck!
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Memory Game

Pairs: getting ready...

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  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!
Ranking (Clicks)

Guru ()
Hero ()
Captain ()
Sergeant ()
Recruit ()

Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "family" category. Choose your first letter to start.
  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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Create Your Own Version of This Game

Here is the word library for this game:

"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "family" category:
  • mother, father, sister, brother, auntie, uncle, grandmother, grandfather, son, daughter
    mother vocabulary list

    mother

  • A mother is a female parent.
  • She loves her mother very much.
  • Her mother cooks dinner every night.
    father vocabulary list

    father

  • A father is a male parent.
  • He plays soccer with his father.
  • His father works in an office.
    sister vocabulary list

    sister

  • A sister is a female sibling.
  • She has an older sister.
  • Her sister helps her with homework.
    brother vocabulary list

    brother

  • A brother is a male sibling.
  • He plays video games with his brother.
  • His brother is very funny.
    aunt vocabulary list

    auntie

  • An auntie is a parent's sister.
  • She visits her auntie every summer.
  • Her auntie makes delicious cookies.
    uncle vocabulary list

    uncle

  • An uncle is a parent's brother.
  • He goes fishing with his uncle.
  • His uncle tells great stories.
    grandmother vocabulary list

    grandmother

  • A grandmother is your parent's mother.
  • He visits his grandmother every holiday.
  • His grandmother knits him sweaters.
    grandfather vocabulary list

    grandfather

  • A grandfather is your parent's father.
  • She listens to her grandfather's stories.
  • Her grandfather taught her to fish.
    son vocabulary list

    son

  • A son is a male child in relation to his parents.
  • They are proud of their son.
  • He enjoys spending time with his son.
    daughter vocabulary list

    daughter

  • A daughter is a female child in relation to her parents.
  • They adore their daughter.
  • She shares a close bond with her daughter.
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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