English Vocabulary for Parts of the House

Learn Parts of the House in English

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This is a lesson to help you learn English words for different parts of a house. There are six interactive tests for you to work through. Before you start the tests, spend a few minutes studying the flashcards below to familiarize yourself with the words and the images.

Vocabulary games for the preparing... category.

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following preparing... words:

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Basic Flashcards

Here are preparing... flashcards to help you study the words from the preparing... category at your own pace. Click on a black label to see the Spanish word.

When you're ready, you can start working through the five games.

This is not a game. This is a set of preparing... flashcards to help you learn the words from the preparing... category.

How to use flashcards...

Say the word shown by the picture, then click on a card to turn it.
If you were right, move on to the next word.
If you were wrong, click on the card again to hide the word and move on to the next word.
Keep going through the cards until you can get them all right.

Choose Your Game!

Here are the five vocabulary games for the preparing... category. (You have passed none of the games in this category.)

When you pass a game, it is marked with a gold star ⭐.

Progress (getting ready... category):

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Multi-Choice Questions

Match the word to the picture.

(⭐ To pass this test, you must score 100%.)

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● How to play...

Match the words to the pictures.

Click start, then:

(1) click the picture that matches the word, or

(2) click the word that matches the picture.

⭐ How to pass...

To pass, you must score 100%.

Match-the-Pairs Game

Draw three lines from the pictures on the left to the correct words on the right.

(⭐ To pass this test, you must clear x sets with no mistakes.)

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Clicks: 0

● How to play...

Match the pictures on the left to the words on the right.

Click on one of the squares to select it, then click on the corresponding word or picture to join them.
Clicking on a selected square unselects it.
There are x sets to complete.

⭐ How to pass...

⭐ Pass ( clicks)

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Lieutenant ()

Sergeant ()

Recruit ()

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

(⭐ To pass this test, you must spell 5 words in a row with no mistakes.)

● How to play...

Spell the correct word by clicking on the letters in the correct order.

⭐ How to pass...

To pass, spell five words in a row without any mistakes.

Snake

Click on the letters to create an unbroken chain that spells the word represented by the picture.

(⭐ To pass this test, you must score 100%. You can request help 5 times during the game.)

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● How to play...

The letter grid contains the letters of the correct word in an unbroken chain.
Spell the correct word by clicking on the letters in order. (Note: The letters are always left, right, up, or down (i.e., never diagonal).

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You are allowed one error per word. If you make two, the question is marked as wrong.
You can request help five times. (In "easy" mode, the letters are shown in bold. If you click hint, you are shown the next square to click.)
Hot tip! If there is a space, it is definitely in the word!

⭐ How to pass...

To pass, you must clear all the words with a score of 100%. (Remember. You are allowed one error per word, and you can request help five times.)

Memory Game

This is a classic memory game. Turn two cards at a time and try to match each picture with the right word.

(⭐ To pass this test, you must find all the pairs in wait... clicks)

Pairs: getting ready...

Clicks: 0

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● How to play...

Pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)

● More...

This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
(🍀 You need a bit of luck too!)
Click on your first card to start.

⭐ How to pass...

⭐ Pass ( clicks)

Captain ()

Lieutenant ()

Sergeant ()

Recruit ()

Word Detective

Can you work out which word has been covered up?

(⭐ To pass this test, you must score 80%.)

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window

The kitchen window is open because it's sunny.
My sister cleaned the window in her bedroom this morning.
The cottage has a small window with white curtains.

door

The cottage has a red door.
My brother always forgets to close the door.
My father fixed the door in the kitchen.

garden

My mother loves planting flowers in the garden every spring.
Sarah's cottage has a small garden full of roses.
We drank juice in the garden because the weather was nice.

balcony

My sister sits on the balcony to drink her coffee.
The cottage doesn't have a balcony, but it has a beautiful garden.
Jason grows tomatoes and peppers on his balcony.

chimney

Sarah's grandfather taught her how to clean a chimney.
The birds often sit on the chimney.
The children drew pictures of Santa Claus in the chimney.

doorstep

The doorstep of the cottage yellow.
The doorstep was decorated with pumpkins for Halloween.
My sister found a kitten sitting on the doorstep this morning.

driveway

Alan parked the car in the driveway this morning.
The children rode their bicycles up and down the driveway.
My house has a small driveway with tall oak trees.

fence

My father painted the garden fence green last summer.
Sarah's house has a white fence around the garden.
My grandmother grows roses by fence.

roof

Sarah's family got a new roof last June.
My brother saw a cat sitting on the roof.
The children are on the roof looking at the stars.

wall

My mother painted the living room wall blue last weekend.
My sister put her dresser next to the yellow wall.
Every wall in her house is pink.

The image and title have been blurred out to hide a word that fits in all three sentences. Your job is to identify the hidden word.
When you have worked it out, select the button with the correct word.
Tip 1. During the game, keep an eye on the images below to work out which words are remaining. (No words are repeated.)
Tip 2. Click on an underlined word in a sentence to see the meaning of that word.
Good luck!

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