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Who's Who on Jamal's Family Tree
Write captions with relative pronouns and relative adverbs.
Photo captions
Jamal and Grandpa Walter are looking at old family photos at the kitchen table. Jamal writes a caption for each photo. Write the relative pronoun from the word bank that completes each caption.
1.
Word bank: whose · which · who · whom
This is Great-Grandma Pearl, sewed a quilt for every new baby in the family.
2.
Word bank: whose · which · who · whom
Uncle Ray is the uncle dog, Pepper, always sleeps under the table.
3.
Word bank: whose · which · who · whom
Cousin Ana, with I share a bedroom at Grandma's house, is twelve.
4.
Word bank: whose · which · who · whom
The old photo album, smells a little dusty, belongs to Grandpa Walter.
5.
Match each caption to the relative adverb that completes it.
- Grandpa showed me the corner ___ he sold newspapers as a boy.
- Sunday is the day ___ we call Grandma Lou on video.
- Grandpa told me the reason ___ he moved to Chicago.
- A. when
- B. why
- C. where
Check the captions
Some captions use the wrong relative word. Read each one carefully.
6.
Sort the sentences. Is the relative word used correctly, or does it need fixing?
My sister, who loves to bake, made the cake.That is the house which Mom grew up.Grandpa is the person which taught me chess.The baby whose shoes are tiny is my cousin Leo.Winter is the season when we drink cocoa.The kitchen is the room why we eat breakfast.
| Correct | Needs fixing |
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7.
Circle the two relative words in this sentence: My aunt, who lives in Texas, visits in July, when school is out.
Myaunt,wholivesinTexas,visitsinJuly,whenschoolisout.
8.
Underline the relative pronoun in this sentence: The quilt that Great-Grandma Pearl made hangs in the hall.
ThequiltthatGreat-GrandmaPearlmadehangsinthehall.
9.
Which sentence correctly joins these two sentences? Grandpa has a toolbox. The toolbox is older than Dad.
- A. Grandpa has a toolbox who is older than Dad.
- B. Grandpa has a toolbox whose is older than Dad.
- C. Grandpa has a toolbox that is older than Dad.
- D. Grandpa has a toolbox where is older than Dad.
10.
Which word correctly completes this caption? Mr. Patel is the neighbor ___ porch light stays on all night.
- A. which
- B. who
- C. where
- D. whose
Your own captions
Write complete sentences.
11.
Write a caption about someone in your family. Use the relative pronoun who or whose.
12.
Write a sentence about a place in your home. Use the relative adverb where.