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Family & Relatives: Writing Lesson

👩‍🏫 For Teachers

Guide learners through the vocabulary warm-up before they write sentences independently.

Use the automatic grading box to give immediate feedback on their 5-sentence writing task.

🎒 For Learners

Practice family words and sentence games in Module 1 first.

Next, use the 5 easy sentence patterns to write your own short family text.

Module 1

Words and Sentences about Family

Let's warm up with family words and easy sentences.

A cheerful cartoon illustration of a large happy family with grandparents, parents, children, and a baby together in a s

Key Family Words

mother father brother sister grandmother grandfather uncle aunt cousin baby

Word Order: Put the words in the right order.

1. Put these words into a sentence:

mother / My / a / red / has / bag .

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2. Put these words into a sentence:

father's / This / watch / is / my .

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3. Put these words into a sentence:

uncle / My / big / a / car / has .

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4. Put these words into a sentence:

small / The / baby / very / is .

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Word Bank: Fill in the blanks.

Word Bank: sister brother grandfather aunt cousin

1. My father's sister is my ___.

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2. My mother's father is an old man. He is my ___.

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3. My aunt's son is ten years old. He is my ___.

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4. My parents have a daughter. She is my ___.

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5. My parents have another son. He is my ___.

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Choose the Correct Word.

1. Look at that very young child in the bed! It is a tiny ___.

____ a. grandfather ____ b. baby ____ c. uncle

2. My mother's mother baked a cake. She is my ___.

____ a. brother ____ b. father ____ c. grandmother

3. Which sentence shows that the blue bag belongs to my sister?

____ a. This is my sister's bag. ____ b. This is my sisters bag. ____ c. This is my sister is bag.

4. My brother and my cousin ___ new bicycles.

____ a. has ____ b. have ____ c. is

Match the Question to the Answer.

Pick the best matching reply for each question.

Question

Answer A

Answer B

Answer C

1. Who lives in the green house next door?

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2. What is inside that small box on the table?

____ Answer A ____ Answer B ____ Answer C

3. Whose red bike is outside the house?

____ Answer A ____ Answer B ____ Answer C

A: My grandmother's reading glasses.

B: It belongs to my older brother.

C: My aunt and uncle.

Module 2

Write About Your Relatives

Write 5 sentences about your relatives and the things they have.

5 Helpful Sentence Starters

1. My ... has ...

2. This is my ...'s ...

3. My ...'s ... is ...

4. I like my ...'s ...

5. My ... and my ... have ...

Checklist for Your Sentences

✔ One relative + thing they have
✔ Use the possessive 's (e.g. uncle's car)
✔ One sentence with color or size (e.g. big, red, blue)
✔ One thing that you like
✔ Two relatives together in one sentence

Your 5 Sentences (30-50 words):

Write clearly using the starters above. AI will review your writing.

____ (Write your 5 sentences here...)

Task Achievement Coherence and Cohesion Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Module 3

Look at a Good Example

Here is an example to help you write better.

Model Text (41 words) A1 Reading Level

This is my uncle's car, and that is my cousin's bag. My father has a nice new watch. My mother's dress is bright blue and big. I like my grandfather's warm hat. My sister and my brother have two cute cats.

Useful Pattern to Remember:

"This is my uncle's car, and that is my cousin's bag."

A warm family gathering in a sunny backyard, grandparents sitting on a bench, an uncle standing beside a car, smiling co

A friendly family gathering

Why This Works: 5 Simple Notes

Note 1

uncle's car / cousin's bag

Add 's to the person's name to show who owns the item.

Note 2

My father has

Use has when talking about one person (he, she, or one relative).

Note 3

bright blue and big

Put color and size words together with and to describe something clearly.

Note 4

I like my ...'s ...

Use I like to share something nice that belongs to your relative.

Note 5

My sister and my brother have

When you join two relatives with and, use have because there are two people.

Writing: Family and Relatives

Family & Relatives: Writing Lesson

Words and Sentences about Family

Word Order: Put the words in the right order.

Word Bank: Fill in the blanks.

Choose the Correct Word.

Match the Question to the Answer.

Write About Your Relatives

5 Helpful Sentence Starters

Checklist for Your Sentences

Look at a Good Example

Why This Works: 5 Simple Notes

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