Vocabulary Lesson Places to Live

English vocabulary lesson with words connected to places to live. This lesson will help you define studio, Flat, cottage, detached house, terraced house, semi-detached house, kennel, bungalow, mansion and penthouse.

(A) studio NOUN a small flat that has only one main room
‘My first flat was a studio – only 12 square metres.’

(A) flat NOUN some rooms for living in that are part of a larger building and are usually all on one floor
‘My next flat was bigger and on the second floor.’

(A) cottage NOUN a small house in the countryside
‘Then I moved to a small cottage with a lovely garden.’

(A) detached house NOUN a house that is not joined to another house
‘After that I bought a detached house with a bigger garden.’

(A) terraced house NOUN a row of similar houses joined together on both sides
‘Now I live in a terraced house. Fortunately I have quiet neighbours.’

(A) semi-detached house NOUN a house joined to another house on one side
‘If you live in a semi-detached house you hope for good neighbours.’

(A) kennel NOUN a small house for a dog
‘They share a lovely wooden kennel.’

(A) bungalow NOUN a low house that is all on one level
‘For sale: one bungalow with four bedrooms, a pond and 12 ducks.’

(A) mansion NOUN a very large, expensive house
‘They live in the white mansion on the hill.’

(A) penthouse NOUN a large, expensive flat at the top of a tall building
‘His penthouse has a fantastic view over the city.’

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  1. Question 1 of 10

     1. Question

     • some rooms for living in that are part of a larger building and are usually all on one floor
     • a small flat that has only one main room
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     A studio – a small flat that has only one main room.

     

     ‘My first flat was a studio – only 12 square metres.’

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     A studio – a small flat that has only one main room.

     

     ‘My first flat was a studio – only 12 square metres.’
  2. Question 2 of 10

     2. Question

     • a small flat that has only one main room
     • some rooms for living in that are part of a larger building and are usually all on one floor
     Correct
     

     A flat – some rooms for living in that are part of a larger building and are usually all on one floor.

     

     ‘My next flat was bigger and on the second floor.’

     Incorrect
     

     A flat – some rooms for living in that are part of a larger building and are usually all on one floor.

     

     ‘My next flat was bigger and on the second floor.’
  3. Question 3 of 10

     3. Question

     • a small house in the countryside
     • small house for a dog
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     A cottage – a small house in the countryside.

     

     ‘Then I moved to a small cottage with a lovely garden.’

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     A cottage – a small house in the countryside.

     

     ‘Then I moved to a small cottage with a lovely garden.’
  4. Question 4 of 10

     4. Question

     • a house that is not joined to another house
     • a house joined to another house on one side
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     A detached house – a house that is not joined to another house.

     

     ‘After that I bought a detached house with a bigger garden.’

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     A detached house – a house that is not joined to another house.

     

     ‘After that I bought a detached house with a bigger garden.’
  5. Question 5 of 10

     5. Question

     • a house that is not joined to another house
     • a row of similar houses joined together on both sides
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     A terraced house – a row of similar houses joined together on both sides.

     

     ‘Now I live in a terraced house. Fortunately, I have quiet neighbours.’

     Incorrect
     

     A terraced house – a row of similar houses joined together on both sides.

     

     ‘Now I live in a terraced house. Fortunately, I have quiet neighbours.’
  6. Question 6 of 10

     6. Question

     • a house that is not joined to another house
     • a house joined to another house on one side
     Correct
     

     A semi-detached house – a house joined to another house on one side.

     

     ‘If you live in a semi-detached house you hope for good neighbours.’

     Incorrect
     

     A semi-detached house – a house joined to another house on one side.

     

     ‘If you live in a semi-detached house you hope for good neighbours.’
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     7. Question

     • small house for a dog
     • a low house that is all on one level
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     A kennel – small house for a dog.

     

     ‘They share a lovely wooden kennel.’

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     A kennel – small house for a dog.

     

     ‘They share a lovely wooden kennel.’
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     8. Question

     • a low house that is all on one level
     • a house joined to another house on one side
     Correct
     

     A bungalow – a low house that is all on one level.

     

     ‘For sale: one bungalow with four bedrooms, a pond and 12 ducks.’

     Incorrect
     

     A bungalow – a low house that is all on one level.

     

     ‘For sale: one bungalow with four bedrooms, a pond and 12 ducks.’
  9. Question 9 of 10

     9. Question

     • a large, expensive flat at the top of a tall building
     • a very large, expensive house
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     A mansion – a very large, expensive house.

     

     ‘They live in the white mansion on the hill.’

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     A mansion – a very large, expensive house.

     

     ‘They live in the white mansion on the hill.’
  10. Question 10 of 10

      10. Question

      • a large, expensive flat at the top of a tall building
      • a very large, expensive house
      Correct
      

      A penthouse – a large, expensive flat at the top of a tall building.

      

      ‘His penthouse has a fantastic view over the city.’

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      A penthouse – a large, expensive flat at the top of a tall building.

      

      ‘His penthouse has a fantastic view over the city.’

   

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