1. Mary and Brian are married. They have a son, James, and a daughter, Julia. Julia is married to Paul. Julia and Paul have a son, Daniel. Write sentences about the people in the family.

1. (Brian / husband)

2. (Julia / mother)

3. (Mary / wife)

4. (James / brother)

5. (James / uncle)

6. (Julia / wife)

7. (Mary / grandmother)

8. (Julia / sister)

9. (Paul / husband)

10. (Paul / father)

11. (Daniel / nephew)

2. Are these sentences ok? Correct the sentences where necessary.

1. I stayed at the hose of my sister.

2. What is the name of this village?

3. Do you like the colour of this coat?

4. Do you know the phone number of Bill?

5. The job of my brother is very interesting.

6. Write your name at the top of the page.

7. For me the morning is the best part of the day.

8. The favourite colour of Paula is blue.

9. When is the birthday of your mother?

10. The house of my parents isn’t very big.

11. The walls of this house are very thin.

12. The car stopped at the end of the street.

13. Are you going to the party of Silvia nest week?

14. The manager of the hotel is on holiday at the moment.

3. Join the two (or three) nouns. Sometimes you have to use –’s or – s’; and sometimes you have to use … of …

1. the owner / that car.....................

2. the mother / Ann .....................

3. the jacket / that man .....................

4. the top / the page .....................

5. the daughter / Charles .....................

6. the cause / the problem .....................

7. the newspaper / yesterday .....................

8. the birthday / my father .....................

9. the name / this street .....................

10. the toys / the children .....................

11. the new manager / the company .....................

12. the result / the football match .....................

13. the garden / our neighbours .....................

14. the ground floor / the building .....................

15. the children / Don and Mary .....................

16. the economic policy / the government .....................

17. the husband / Catherine .....................

18. the husband / the woman talking to Mary .....................

19. the car / the parents / Mike .....................

20. the wedding / the friend / Helen .....................

4. What is another way of saying these things? Use –’s.

1. a hat for a woman .....................

2. a name for a boy .....................

3. clothes for children .....................

4. a school for girls .....................

5. a nest for a bird .....................

6. a magazine for women .....................

5. Read each sentence and write a new sentence beginning with the underlined words.

1. The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled.

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2. The storm last week caused a lot of damage.

..................... ..................... ..................... .....................

3. The only cinema ain the town has closed down.

..................... ..................... ..................... .....................

4. Exports from Britain to the United States have fallen recently.

..................... ..................... ..................... .....................

5. Tourism is the main industry in the region.

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