Learn essential vocabulary for talking about your home including rooms, furniture, and household items.
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In this lesson, you will learn essential house vocabulary in English. This includes names of rooms in a house, common furniture, and everyday household items. Whether you're describing where you live, giving directions in your home, or talking about household chores, these words are fundamental for daily communication.
Tom and his family move into a new house. It has three bedrooms and a big kitchen.
Tom puts his desk next to the window in his bedroom. His bed is in the corner.
In the living room, there is a comfortable sofa and a large television.
The garden behind the house has beautiful flowers. Tom loves his new home!
By learning house vocabulary, you can describe your home, talk about rooms and furniture, and give directions inside any building!
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The room where you cook and prepare food. It has a stove, refrigerator, and sink.
The main room for relaxing and spending time with family. It usually has a sofa and TV.
The room where you sleep. It has a bed, wardrobe, and often a desk.
The room with a toilet, sink, and shower or bathtub for washing.
A room with a table and chairs where people eat meals together.
An outdoor area with grass, plants, and flowers around the house.
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A piece of furniture for sleeping. It has a mattress, pillows, and blankets.
A long, soft seat with a back where two or more people can sit.
A flat surface with legs used for eating, working, or placing things.
A seat for one person with a back and four legs.
A tall piece of furniture or built-in space for storing clothes.
A table used for writing, studying, or working on a computer.
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An appliance that keeps food cold and fresh.
An appliance used for cooking food with heat.
A device that produces light, usually placed on a table or floor.
An electronic device for watching programs and movies.
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Master House Vocabulary sentence building!
Drag and drop words to form correct sentences
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Use these prepositions to describe where things are located.
Use these to describe position relative to other things.
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❌ Wrong: I go to kitchen.
✓ Correct: I go to the kitchen. (use 'the' with rooms)
❌ Wrong: The book is in the table.
✓ Correct: The book is on the table. (use 'on' for surfaces)
❌ Wrong: My house have three bedrooms.
✓ Correct: My house has three bedrooms. (third person singular 'has')
❌ Wrong: There is a furnitures in the room.
✓ Correct: There is furniture in the room. (furniture is uncountable)
❌ Wrong: I sleep in the bed.
✓ Correct: I sleep in bed. / I sleep on the bed. (depends on meaning)
❌ Wrong: The bathroom is in upstairs.
✓ Correct: The bathroom is upstairs. (no 'in' before upstairs/downstairs)
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✓ I live in a small house.
✓ The kitchen is next to the living room.
✓ There is a big table in the dining room.
✓ My bedroom has a comfortable bed.
✓ We have a beautiful garden behind the house.
✓ The bathroom is upstairs.
House vocabulary is essential for everyday conversations! Whether you're describing your home to new friends, giving directions to your room, or shopping for furniture, these words will help you communicate clearly. Practice using prepositions to describe where things are, and remember that "furniture" is uncountable in English. The more you use these words at home, the faster you'll remember them! 🏠🛋️🛏️
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