VOCABULARY AROUND THE HOUSE

• basement
• bathroom
• bathtub
• bed
• bedroom
• blanket
• book shelf
• ceiling
• chair
• chest of drawers

• closet
• coffee table
• couch
• cupboard
• desk
• door
• dryer
• entrance
• floor
• furniture
• garden

• hallway
• house
• kitchen
• living room
• microwave
• mirror
• oven
• pillow
• radio
• refrigerator
• rocking chair

• room
• sink
• stove
• table
• television
• toilet
• vacuum cleaner
• wall
• washer
• window

Other Rooms :

Attic People            : store things in the attic.

Ballroom                  :A room in stately homes where rich people dance and concerts are held.

Box Room A small room : used for storage. Cellar Underneath the house.

Cloakroom      : A small room where people put their coats.

Conservatory                 : A greenhouse attached to a house for the display of plants.

Dining Room :  A room where people eat.

Drawing Room :  A room in stately homes where rich people entertain.

Games Room                 : A room in large houses where games are played.

Hall                       :  The entrance passage to a house.

Larder                                 :  A small room used for the storage of food.

Library                :  A room where books are kept.

Lounge              : Another name for living room.

Music Room   : A room where people play music.

Office                  :  A room where people work.

Pantry                                 :  A small room used to store kitchen and dining items.

Parlor                  : Old fashioned word for living room.

Sitting Room                 :Another name for living room.

Spare Room

Guest Room   :  A room where guests sleep.

Toilet                                  : A room where people go to the toilet (often known as WC)

Utility Room   :  A room where appliances such as washing machines are used. Things you may                 find around the house