English House & Furniture Vocabulary
Learn the rooms first: kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and living room. Add the parts of a home like door, window, wall and floor, and the furniture you use daily such as table, chair, bed and sofa, and you can describe any home and say where things are.
Level: A2. Your home is full of things you can name and talk about every day. This page gives you the rooms, the parts of a house and the furniture you use most, grouped by area, each with a plain meaning and a short example you can copy.
By the end of this page you can…
…name the rooms and furniture in a home, say where things are with simple prepositions, and use ‘furniture’ and ‘there is / there are’ correctly.
How this list was chosen
Every word here comes from the English frequency list (hermitdave/FrequencyWords), which ranks words by how often they appear in a large collection of everyday subtitles. From that list we kept the house and furniture words an A2 learner needs and grouped them by area of the home rather than by rank. The Rank column is the word’s real position in the list — a lower number means the word is more common.
Home and rooms
| Rank | Word | Meaning | Example |
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| 168 | home | the place where you live | I am going home now. |
| 213 | house | a building people live in | They live in a small house. |
| 275 | room | a space inside a building | This room is bright and warm. |
| 1127 | kitchen | the room where you cook | She is cooking in the kitchen. |
| 1308 | bathroom | the room with a bath or shower | The bathroom is upstairs. |
| 1757 | garden | the outdoor area by a house | We grow tomatoes in the garden. |
| 1965 | bedroom | the room where you sleep | My bedroom is at the back. |
| 2452 | garage | the room or building for a car | The car is in the garage. |
Parts of a house
| Rank | Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 297 | door | the part you open to go in or out | Please close the door. |
| 535 | light | a lamp or the brightness it gives | Turn on the light, please. |
| 827 | floor | the surface you walk on; a storey | The keys fell on the floor. |
| 883 | key | a metal piece that opens a lock | I lost the key to the front door. |
| 982 | window | the glass opening in a wall | Open the window for fresh air. |
| 989 | wall | the side of a room or building | There is a clock on the wall. |
| 1796 | roof | the cover on top of a building | Rain is falling on the roof. |
| 2463 | stairs | steps between floors (plural) | She ran up the stairs. |
| 5013 | ceiling | the surface above you in a room | A fly is on the ceiling. |
Furniture and big things
| Rank | Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 524 | bed | the furniture you sleep on | Make your bed in the morning. |
| 816 | table | a flat surface on legs | Put the plates on the table. |
| 1590 | chair | a seat for one person | Pull up a chair and sit down. |
| 1715 | desk | a table for working or writing | My laptop is on the desk. |
| 1941 | clock | a device that shows the time | The clock on the wall is slow. |
| 2208 | mirror | glass that shows your reflection | She looked in the mirror. |
| 2823 | couch | a long soft seat (sofa) | The cat is asleep on the couch. |
| 4496 | drawer | a sliding box in a desk or chest | Socks are in the top drawer. |
| 4645 | lamp | a small light you can move | Switch off the lamp before you sleep. |
| 6147 | sofa | a long soft seat for two or more | We sat on the sofa and talked. |
Kitchen, bathroom and soft things
| Rank | Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3419 | sink | a basin with taps for water | Leave the cups by the sink. |
| 4034 | fridge | a cold cupboard for food | Put the milk in the fridge. |
| 4260 | blanket | a warm cover for a bed | Pull the blanket over you. |
| 4297 | towel | cloth for drying yourself | Hang the towel in the bathroom. |
| 4501 | pillow | a soft support for your head | This pillow is too soft. |
| 4660 | carpet | a soft floor covering | The carpet is dark red. |
| 4816 | oven | the part of a cooker for baking | The bread is in the oven. |
| 5294 | curtain | cloth that covers a window | Please draw the curtain. |
Example sentences
Play each line, then say it aloud. These use the house and furniture words in natural, everyday patterns.
- There is a table in the kitchen.'There is' + singular; 'in' for a room.
- There are two chairs by the window.'There are' + plural.
- The lamp is on the desk.'On' for a surface.
- My shoes are under the bed.'Under' for below something.
- The sofa is next to the door.'Next to' for beside.
- Please close the door; it is cold.'Door' with a simple request.
- Open the window and let in some air.'Window' as the glass opening.
- We bought some new furniture.'Furniture' is uncountable: some, not a number.
- That is a nice piece of furniture.Count one item with 'a piece of'.
- Put the milk in the fridge.'In the fridge' for storage.
- She ran up the stairs to her bedroom.'Stairs' between floors.
- The clock on the wall is ten minutes slow.'On the wall' for hanging things.
- Hang the towel in the bathroom.'Towel' for drying.
- Turn off the light when you leave the room.'Light' and 'room' together.
- I keep my keys in the top drawer.'Drawer' as storage in a chest.
- The cat is asleep on the sofa.'On the sofa' for a seat.
- Pull the blanket over you; it is cold.'Blanket' for warmth in bed.
- Our garden is small, but we grow vegetables.'Garden' as the outdoor area.
Recap cheat-sheet
A few patterns to remember before the quiz.
Quick recap before the quiz.
| Point | Example |
|---|---|
| furniture is uncountable | a piece of furniture |
| a room takes ‘in’ | in the kitchen |
| a surface takes ‘on’ | on the table |
| BrE vs AmE | flat vs apartment |
Practice
House and furniture practice
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1 Match each word to its meaning.
- kitchen
- drawer
- roof
- curtain
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- kitchen → the room where you cook
- drawer → a sliding box in a chest
- roof → the cover on top of a building
- curtain → cloth that covers a window
Linking a word to its meaning helps you recall it faster.
Hint: a flat surface
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on — Use 'on' for a surface: on the table.
Hint: an area or room
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in — Use 'in' for a room or area: in the garden.
6 Put the words in order.
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the lamp is on the desk — Subject + is + place: The lamp is on the desk.
Quiz
House and furniture quiz
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kitchen — You cook in the kitchen.
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The book is on the table. — Use 'on' for a surface: on the table.
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uncountable — 'Furniture' is uncountable: some furniture, a piece of furniture.
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a curtain — A curtain covers a window; a carpet covers a floor.
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in a bed — You sleep in a bed.
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are — 'There are' with a plural noun.
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ceiling — The ceiling is above you; the roof is outside on top.
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flat — 'Flat' (BrE) = 'apartment' (AmE).
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in the fridge — Cold food goes in the fridge.
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stairs — 'Stairs' is used as a plural.
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Close the door, please. — Imperative + please: Close the door, please.
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pillow — A pillow supports your head.
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