Explore a comprehensive reference on house vocabulary to help you improve your English skills.
This guide covers common parts of a house, rooms, garden items,
and types of houses used in everyday English.
House Vocabulary
Parts of a House Vocabulary
| Word | IPA (US) |
|---|---|
| Roof | /ruหf/ |
| Ridge | /rษชdส/ |
| Chimney | /หtสษชmni/ |
| Wall | /wษหl/ |
| Window | /หwษชndoส/ |
| Door | /dษหr/ |
| Garage door | /ษกษหrษหส dษหr/ |
| Basement | /หbeษชsmษnt/ |
| Driveway | /หdraษชvweษช/ |
| Fence | /fษns/ |
| Balcony | /หbรฆlkษni/ |
| Brick | /brษชk/ |
| Mailbox | /หmeษชlbษหks/ |
| Antenna | /รฆnหtษnษ/ |
| Door knocker | /หdษหr หnษหkษr/ |
| Garage | /ษกษหrษหส/ |
| Gable | /หษกeษชbษl/ |
| Shutter | /หสสtษr/ |
| Skylight | /หskaษชlaษชt/ |
| Steps | /stษps/ |
| Doorstep | /หdษหrหstษp/ |
| Dormer window | /หdษหrmษr หwษชndoส/ |
| Eaves | /iหvz/ |
| Stairs | /stษrz/ |
Rooms in the House Vocabulary
- Living room โ the main room in a house where people relax, watch television, and spend time together
- Bathroom โ a room with a bath or shower, a sink, and sometimes a toilet
- Kitchen โ the room where food is prepared and cooked
- Bedroom โ a room used for sleeping
- Garden โ an outdoor area next to a house with grass, flowers, and plants, often used for relaxing
In the Garden Vocabulary
| Word | IPA (US) |
|---|---|
| Hedge | /hษdส/ |
| Tree | /triห/ |
| Fence | /fษns/ |
| Plant | /plรฆnt/ |
| Recycling bin | /rษชหsaษชklษชล bษชn/ |
| Pot | /pษหt/ |
| Bucket | /หbสkษชt/ |
| Watering can | /หwษหtษrษชล kรฆn/ |
| Garden hose | /หษกษหrdษn hoสz/ |
| Fertilizer | /หfษหtษหlaษชzษr/ |
| Soil | /sษษชl/ |
| Hoe | /hoส/ |
| Gloves | /ษกlสvz/ |
| Shovel | /หสสvษl/ |
| Wheelbarrow | /หwiหlหbรฆroส/ |
| Vegetable garden | /หvษdสtษbl หษกษหrdษn/ |
| Seed packet | /siหd หpรฆkษชt/ |
| Grass | /ษกrรฆs/ |
| Lawn mower | /หlษหn หmoสษr/ |
| Flower | /หflaสษr/ |
| Pond | /pษหnd/ |
| Outdoor faucet | /หaสtหdษหr หfษหsษชt/ |
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Types of Houses
| Type | IPA (US) |
|---|---|
| House | /haสs/ |
| Hut | /hสt/ |
| Farmhouse | /หfษหrmหhaสs/ |
| Log cabin | /lษหษก หkรฆbษชn/ |
| Lighthouse | /หlaษชtหhaสs/ |
| Castle | /หkรฆsษl/ |
| Apartment building | /ษหpษหrtmษnt หbษชldษชล/ |
| Terraced house | /หtษrษst haสs/ |
| Villa | /หvษชlษ/ |
| High-rise apartment | /หhaษชหraษชz ษหpษหrtmษnt/ |
| Semi-detached house | /หsษmi dษชหtรฆtสt haสs/ |
| Detached house | /dษชหtรฆtสt haสs/ |
| Cottage | /หkษหtษชdส/ |
| Tent | /tษnt/ |
| Camper van | /หkรฆmpษr vรฆn/ |
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