House Parts Names with Pictures and Examples
Ridge – We finally reached the crest of the
ridge.
Roof – The rain seeped through the
roof.
Chimney pot – The
chimney pot is purely ornamental.
Chimney – He believes Santa Claus comes in through the
chimney.
Satellite dish – Put in a
satellite dish and those people can attend meetings anywhere.
Wall – I can hear voices through the
wall.
Window – Would you mind if I closed the
window?
Hanging basket – There’s even new purple on the stems of ivy in front-porch
hanging baskets.
Garage door – She glanced out the tiny slits of windows in the
garage door.
Basement – In the
basement, there’s no room to stash.
Driveway – You can’t park here, you’re obstructing my
driveway.
Fence – The house is encircled by a high
fence.
Balcony – She led us to a room with a
balcony overlooking the harbour.
Door – A golden key opens every
door.
Brick – He hurled the
bricks through the window.
Letter box/ Mailbox – There’s a policeman standing near the
letter box.
Antenna – Our TV receives well since we had a new
antenna put on.
Door knocker– He moved on to larger-scale pieces like fireplace equipment and
door knockers.
Garage – She drove the car into the
garage.
Gable – In the high front
gable a plaque says 1857.
Shutter – He left the
shutter open.
Skylight – The
skylight will provide good illumination from above.
Step – Jenny sat on the
step in front of the house, waiting.
Burglar alarm – I forgot to set the
burglar alarm.
Doorstep – He saw a stranger standing at the
doorstep.
Dormer window – The roof has several small
dormer windows.
Eaves – He had been sheltering under the
eaves.
Stairs – She ran lightly up the
stairs.
Rooms in the House Vocabulary
Living room – the main room in a house where people relax, watch television, …
Bathroom – a room where there is a bath or shower, a basin, and sometimes a toilet
Kitchen – the room where you prepare and cook food
Bedroom – a room for sleeping in
Garden – the area of land next to a house, where there are flowers, grass, and other plants, and often a place for people to sit
Garage – a building for keeping a car in, usually next to or attached to a house
Garden Vocabulary Words with Pictures and Examples
Hedge – He hid the bicycle in the
hedge.
Tree– He tried to climb the
tree, but he could not.
Cow– You cannot sell the
cow and sup the milk.
Sheep– We fenced in the garden to keep the
sheep out.
Fence– My friend threw the ball back over the
fence.
Plant– The
plant needs some water because it’s starting to droop.
Wheelie bin (U.K)/ Recycling bin (U.S.)– I dumped the newspapers in the
recycling bin.
Pot– I think I need a
pot.
Bucket– He filled the
bucket with water.
Watering can– You’ll find the lizards behind the
watering can.
Garden hose– I ran for the
garden hose and filled the watering can.
Boots– I can’t wade in these
boots.
Broom– She is sweeping with a
broom.
Fertilizer– Get some more
fertilizer for the garden.
Soil– The
soil here is very poor.
Hoe– She bought herself a
hoe and a sickle.
Gloves– I threw away the
gloves.
Shovel– He was working with a pick and
shovel.
Wheelbarrow– She trundled the
wheelbarrow down the garden.
Vegetable garden– They planned to visit a
vegetable garden.
Seed packet– I use the directions on the
seed packet.
Animal– There are
animals in there, cow, pig, …
Grass– The
grass is greener on the other side.
Lawn mower– We need a
lawn mower to cut the grass.
Flower– The
flower garden was tastefully laid out.
Pond– There is a small
pond in his yard.
Faucet– Just turn on the
faucet and fill it up.
Different Types of Houses with Pictures
House - A body without knowledge is like a
house without a foundation.
Hut - The
hut is in the midst of the forest.
Hotel - The
hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.
Building - No good
building without a good foundation.
Farmhouse - For the first ten years of our married life we lived in a
farmhouse.
Barn - He is living in a converted
barn.
Dormitory - She lived in a college
dormitory.
Log cabin - They lived in a little
log cabin in the mountains.
Lighthouse - A
lighthouse was flashing in the distance.
Nursing home - He had to move his mother into a
nursing home.
Castle - An Englishman’s home is his
castle.
Block of Flats (U.K) – Apartment building (U.S) - All visitors to the
block of flats/ apartment building must be announced.
Terraced houses - It was the converted first floor of a large
terraced house, within walking distance of the university.
Villa - The
villa has its own private beach.
Skyscraper/high rise - From the top of the
skyscraper/ high rise the cars below us looked like insects.
Semi-detached houses - They live in a
semi-detached house.
Detached house - A
detached house is one not joined to another one.
Cottage - Love can turn the
cottage into a golden palace.
Igloo - May you have warmth in your
igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart.
Tent - They had a midnight feast in their
tent.
Camper van - A
camper van is a van which is equipped with beds and cooking equipment so that you can live, cook, and sleep in it.
