Words for People
Members of the Family
Review the words in the following list:
aunt
husband
brother
mother
cousin
nephew
daughter
niece
father
sister
granddaughter
son
grandfather
uncle
grandmother
wife
grandson
To identify a member of the family of someone’s husband or wife, add in-law after the relationship word. For example, a man’s motherin-law is his wife’s mother.
brother-in-law mother-in-law
daughter-in-law sister-in-law
father-in-law son-in-law
Fill in each blank with a word from one of the preceding lists.