Home, Family and Neighborhood Words

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

A1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   The brother of your mother is your ___.

   1. uncle
   2. cousin
   3. nephew
   4. grandfather
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   uncle

   An uncle is the brother of your mother or father.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   The room where people usually cook is the ___.

   1. kitchen
   2. bedroom
   3. hallway
   4. garage
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   kitchen

   A kitchen is the room used for preparing food.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   You keep hanging clothes in a ___.

   1. wardrobe
   2. carpet
   3. curtain
   4. ceiling
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   wardrobe

   A wardrobe is furniture for storing clothes.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Someone who lives next door is your ___.

   1. neighbor
   2. visitor
   3. customer
   4. passenger
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   neighbor

   A neighbor is a person who lives nearby.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   The opposite of noisy is ___.

   1. quiet
   2. bright
   3. wide
   4. soft
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   quiet

   Quiet describes a place with little or no noise.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.