Illustrated House Vocabulary

Twenty common words used for parts of a house. You can download this image as an A4/A3 wall poster from our free ESL posters page.

parts of a house vocabulary

Vocabulary in context

Below, you see the house words used in example sentences
  • attic: The attic is at the top of the house.
  • balcony: I sat on the balcony and drank a beer.
  • chimney: There was smoke coming from the chimney.
  • chimney pot: There is a chimney pot on top of the chimney.
  • downspout: There was a lot of water coming out of the downspout.
  • drainpipe: There was a lot of water coming out of the drainpipe.
  • drive, driveway: Gary’s red car was parked in the drive.
  • front door: There was someone knocking at the front door.
  • gable: There is a gable under the roof.
  • garage: I park my car in the garage every evening.
  • garage door: I had difficulty opening the garage door.
  • gutter: After the rain, the gutter was full of water.
  • letterbox (UK): I pushed the letter through his letterbox.
  • loft: The loft is at the top of the house.
  • mailbox: There were a few letters in our mailbox.
  • mail slot (US): I pushed the letter through his mail slot.
  • path: There was a path leading up to the house.
  • roof: The bird was sitting on the roof.
  • steps: We had to walk up a few steps to get to the house.
  • wall: The walls of the house had been painted white.
  • window: I looked through the window to see if anyone was at home.
  • window box: There were flowers growing in the window box.