Writing About My Family – A1 English Writing

Age: 10+Level: A1Language: English (en)School subject: A1 Writing Exercises and TestsCreated by: El-Arbi Ameur

Introduction to Writing About Family

Learning to write about your family is one of the first and most important topics in English. This worksheet will help you practice describing your family members, their ages, jobs, and personalities. By the end, you'll be able to write a complete paragraph about your family in English.

Why is this important?

Being able to talk about your family helps you:

• Introduce yourself to new people
• Complete forms and applications
• Participate in basic conversations
• Build confidence in your English writing

Family Vocabulary

First, let's learn some basic family words. These will help you name all your family members correctly.

Family Member	Example Sentence
Mother/Mom	My mother's name is Sarah.
Father/Dad	My father works in an office.
Brother	I have one brother.
Sister	My sister is 12 years old.
Grandfather	My grandfather is retired.
Grandmother	My grandmother makes delicious cookies.
Uncle	My uncle lives in London.
Aunt	I visit my aunt every summer.
Cousin	I have three cousins.

Remember:

In English, we usually say "mom" and "dad" when talking informally, but "mother" and "father" in more formal situations.

Describing Your Family Members

Now let's learn how to describe your family members. We'll talk about their age, job, appearance, and personality.

Age

To say how old someone is, we use the verb "to be":

• My brother is 15 years old.
• My parents are 45 and 47.

Jobs

Here are some common jobs you might use to describe your family:

• Teacher
• Doctor
• Engineer
• Student
• Shop assistant
• Driver
• Chef

Appearance

Some words to describe how people look:

• Tall/short
• Long/short hair
• Brown/black/blonde hair
• Blue/green/brown eyes

Personality

Words to describe personality:

• Kind
• Funny
• Serious
• Quiet
• Talkative
• Hard-working

Example Paragraph

Here's an example of how to write about your family:

My family is small. There are four people in my family. My father's name is David. He is 42 years old and he is a teacher. My mother's name is Lisa. She is 40 years old and she works in a hospital. I have one brother. His name is Tom. He is 12 years old and he is a student. We live in a small house. I love my family very much.

Writing Tips:

• Start with how many people are in your family
• Describe each person one by one
• Include their name, age, and job
• End with a nice sentence about your family
• Keep sentences short and simple

Practice Exercises

Now it's your turn to practice! Complete these exercises to improve your writing about family.

1

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences about family members:

1. My ______ name is John. He is my father.

2. My mother's sister is my ______.

3. My father's father is my ______.

 

2

Matching Exercise

Match the family words with their meanings:

Your female parent

Your male parent

Your female sibling

Your male sibling

3

Sentence Order

Put these sentences in the correct order to make a paragraph:

4

Correct the Mistakes

Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it:

1. My brother name is Tom.

2. My mother is 35 years.

3. My father is a engineer.

 

5

Answer the Questions

Write answers to these questions about your family:

1. How many people are in your family?

2. What is your father's name and job?

3. Do you have any brothers or sisters?

 

6

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer:

1. My mother's brother is my ______.

 uncle
 aunt
 cousin

2. To describe your sister's son, you say ______.

 nephew
 niece
 cousin

3. "My parents are 40 and 42." This means ______.

 my mother and father together are 82
 my mother is 40 and my father is 42
 my mother is 42 and my father is 40 

7

True or False

Read the sentences and mark if they're true (T) or false (F):

1. Your mother's sister is your aunt.

 T  F

2. "Cousin" can be both male and female.

 T  F

3. "My parents" means only my father.

 T  F 

8

Word Search

Find 8 family words in this puzzle:

M O T H E R A B C
D F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z A U N T B
C O U S I N D E F
G H I J K L M N O
F A T H E R P Q R
S I S T E R S T U

Words to find: mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, cousin, parents

 

9

Listening Comprehension

Listen to the audio and answer the questions:

1. How many people are in the speaker's family?

2. What is the father's job?

3. How old is the sister?

 

10

Write About Your Family

Now write your own paragraph about your family. Use the example from earlier to help you.