English Vocabulary for Places to Live

Learn Different Types of Houses in English

This is a lesson to help you learn English vocabulary on houses and different places to live. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following [wait...] words:

Table of Contents

Match-the-Pairs Game
Memory Game
Basic Flash Cards
Spell-the-Word Game
Multi-Choice Test
Learn with Hangman!
"Sentence" Flash Cards
"Missing Word" Flash Cards
Example Sentences

Match-the-Pairs Game

Sets: getting ready...

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Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
Click on your first square to start. Good luck!

Ranking (Clicks)

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Memory Game

Pairs: getting ready...

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getting ready...

Your mission is to 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.)
This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
Click on your first card to start. Good luck!

Ranking (Clicks)

Guru ()
Hero ()
Captain ()
Sergeant ()
Recruit ()

Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "places to live" category. Choose your first letter to start.

Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
If the gallows are completed, you lose.
Good luck!

Create Your Own Version of This Game

Here is the word library for this game:

"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "places to live" category:

"house","apartment","tent","cottage","farmhouse","mansion","detached house","castle","bungalow","terraced house"

A house is a building for people to live in.
She lives in a big house.
He bought a new house.

An apartment is a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a building.
She rents an apartment downtown.
He lives in a small apartment.

A tent is a portable shelter made of fabric.
They slept in a tent while camping.
He set up the tent in the backyard.

A cottage is a small house, typically in the countryside.
They stayed in a cozy cottage during the holiday.
She dreams of living in a cottage by the lake.

A farmhouse is a house on a farm.
He grew up in a farmhouse.
She decorated the farmhouse with rustic furniture.

A mansion is a large, impressive house.
They visited a historic mansion.
He dreams of owning a mansion.

A detached house is a standalone residential building.
They bought a detached house with a garden.
He prefers living in a detached house.

A castle is a large, fortified residence.
They toured an ancient castle.
He read stories about knights in a castle.

A bungalow is a low house with a broad front porch.
They moved into a cozy bungalow.
She likes the single-story design of her bungalow.

A terraced house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
They live in a terraced house in the city.
He enjoys the community feel of the terraced house.