Family and Friends

Read the definitions and write the correct words.

1 a child whose parents are dead:____________
2 a person who is your boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/
wife:_____________
3 a person who is bringing up a child on his/her own: ______
4 a person who is now legally a permanent child in a new family: _________
5 a man who has married your mother but is not your
biological father:____________
6 a child who is being looked after by a new family for
a period of time:_____________
7 your wife's brother: ______________
8 a person you have a strong mental connection with:_______

Answers: 1. orphan 2. best mate 3.single parent 4. adopted 5. stepfather 6. fostered 7. brother-in-law 8. close friend

​Keys: 1. after, on 2. in, with 3. up 4. in

Complete the email with the correct words in the box. Then label the people in the picture with the correct names.

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