Different Types of Houses! Useful list of house types with pictures and examples. If you want to be able to talk about where you live, you might wish to describe your house and one of the things you will need to be able to say is what type of house it is. Is it an apartment, a bungalow or a villa? There are many other types of house that you will need to know the English names of and this can help you at work, at school and in your day to day conversations.
In this section, you will be able to learn the English names for the different kinds of houses, adding to your vocabulary and helping you to progress.
Types of Houses
Houses can be built in a large variety of configurations. Following are useful types of homes and housing in English illustrated with interesting images.
List of House Types
- House
- Hut
- Hotel
- Building
- Farmhouse
- Barn
- Dormitory
- Log cabin
- Lighthouse
- Nursing home
- Castle
- Block of Flats (U.K) – Apartment building (U.S)
- Terraced houses
- Villa
- Skyscraper/high rise
- Semi-detached houses
- Detached house
- Cottage
- Igloo
- Tent
- Camper van
Learn different home styles to increase your vocabulary words in English.
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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) –Â 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.
Different Types of Houses | House Types Pictures
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Around the House Vocabulary
Learn names of things around the house with pictures.
- Different parts of the house in English.
- Different types of houses with pictures.
- In the garden vocabulary words list.
- Living room furniture with pictures.
- Bedroom furniture with pictures.
- Kitchen vocabulary words list.
- Bathroom vocabulary with pictures.
Types of Houses Video
Learn a list of house types video with American English pronunciation.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/T9c8UIPNxkQ
Last Updated on February 27, 2023
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its very stupid
It Just doesn’t have a houseboat
Gorakhpur
This is handful, thanks