Vocabulary Around The House

Attic
• 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
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.
Parlour 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)

Things you may find around the house

light bulb(s) plug(s) socket(s) torch(es)
ceiling light(s) lamp(s) curtain(s) lock(s)
key(s) shelf (shelves) (tele)phone(s) box(es)
plug(s) battery (batteries) photo(graph)(s)
Bathroom Furniture

chair(s) basin(s) bath(s) toilet(s) / loo(s)

Other things you may find in a bathroom
toilet roll(s) / loo roll(s) toilet brush(es) / loo brush(es) hairdryer (hairdriers) toothbrush(es)
shaving foam razor(s) toilet seat(s) / loo seat(s) bin(s)
towel(s)
Things we do in the bathroom
People have a shave in the bathroom.
People brush their teeth in the bathroom.
People take a shower in the bathroom

Bedroom Furniture

bed(s) bedside cabinet(s) bedside table(s)
dressing table(s) wardrobe(s) chest of drawer(s)
Other things you may find in a bedroom
brush(es) comb(s) hair dryer(s)
pillow(s) sheet(s) clothes
Things we do in the bedroom
People listen to music in the bedroom.
People sleep in the bedroom.
Living room furniture

settee(s) armchair(s) coffee table(s) display cabinet(s)
hifi stand(s) tv cabinet(s)
Other things you may in a living room
television(s) / TV(s) HiFi(s) speaker(s)
cushion(s) rug(s)

Things we do in the living room
People watch TV in the living room.
People sit and read a book in the living room.