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Family words
Mother or mum, father or dad, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, and cousin are family words. Choose words for your own family or invent a family for practice.
One person or more
This is my cousin. introduces one person. These are my cousins. introduces more than one. Do not pair these with is: use this is and these are.
My, his, her
My shows something belongs to me, his to him, and her to her. In her brother, her tells us whose brother he is. It does not describe the brother as female. Niko’s bag is the bag that belongs to Niko.
Worked examples
This is my aunt. Her name is Sara.
Her refers to the aunt, Sara.
These are my cousins. Their dog is small.
These are introduces several cousins. Their means belonging to them.
Try it yourself
Your turn
Type the missing word, number, or sign. Spaces in large numbers are allowed. Try first, then open the explanation.
Draw an imaginary family. Write two sentences with This is and one with These are.
See an example answer
This is my uncle. This is my cousin. These are my grandparents.
Check your knowledge
Choose one answer for each question. You can revise your answers and check again.
Answer key
- sister. Sister is a female sibling. Cousin can refer to a boy or a girl.
- These are my cousins.. Use are with these.
- her bike. Her shows that the bike belongs to Sara.
- The bag belongs to Niko.. Apostrophe s shows possession here.
- His. His avoids repeating my dad’s.