Family and Relationships

1. When I invited him to dinner he accepted with ________.

2. The brothers showed great ____ to their older sister, who had acted as sole parent to them for many years.

3. He is ________ to both those girls over there. One is his sister and the other is his cousin.

4. The two young people fell in love at ________.

5. The child ________ his breath in wonder when he saw the Christmas tree.

6. His aunt died leaving him a small ________.

7. That couple are well-suited; they live in perfect ________.

8. My aunt used to pretend that she could tell fortunes from tea ______.

9. Oh, dear, my pen has ________; can you lend me yours?

10. He tries to _____ himself with everyone by paying them compliments.

11. I have never been on good ________ with my sister-in-law.

12. It was nearly Christmas, and the children were in high ________.

13. I know Mary has two brothers, but I don’t know which is the ________.

14. Tom’s very spoilt and always demanding attention; I expect it’s because he’s ________ child.

15. She was extremely lucky when her great-uncle died, she ________ a fortune.

16. The twins are so alike that I can never ________ the difference between them.

17. Mary ________ her engagement the week before the wedding because she realized she didn’t love her fiance.

18. I am going to celebrate my wedding ________ on the 10th December.