How well do you know the words we use to talk about people in our lives? In this crossword, you will practise vocabulary related to social relationships in English, from family members to friends and neighbours. Read the clues carefully and fill in the grid. Good luck!
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 1. Having little length or duration
- 6. Feeling of admiration for someone
- 7. Person you work with professionally
- 11. Agreement reached by both sides making concessions
- 12. Someone you know slightly but not well
- 13. Person you share life or work with
- 15. Strong feeling of support and faithfulness
- 16. All members of a group
- 17. Agree to receive or welcome someone
Down
- 1. Related to interaction with others
- 2. Belonging to them
- 3. Argue or struggle with someone
- 4. In a lower position
- 5. Continuing until now
- 6. Connection or bond between two or more people
- 8. Accepting differences in others without judgment
- 9. Exchange of opposing views often heated
- 10. Close bond between people who care for each other
- 14. In a higher position
Answers
Show the answers
Across
- 1. Having little length or duration → short
- 6. Feeling of admiration for someone → respect
- 7. Person you work with professionally → colleague
- 11. Agreement reached by both sides making concessions → compromise
- 12. Someone you know slightly but not well → acquaintance
- 13. Person you share life or work with → partner
- 15. Strong feeling of support and faithfulness → loyalty
- 16. All members of a group → every
- 17. Agree to receive or welcome someone → accept
Down
- 1. Related to interaction with others → social
- 2. Belonging to them → their
- 3. Argue or struggle with someone → fight
- 4. In a lower position → below
- 5. Continuing until now → still
- 6. Connection or bond between two or more people → relationship
- 8. Accepting differences in others without judgment → tolerance
- 9. Exchange of opposing views often heated → argument
- 10. Close bond between people who care for each other → friendship
- 14. In a higher position → above
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