Name

Class

Places and home

1 Find words in the vocabulary map that match the definitions below.
1 ______ – nice to sit or lie on
2 ______ – where you keep food at low temperatures
3 ______ – a device that makes a loud noise when e.g. burglars enter your house
4 ______ – a thick material often made of wool for covering floors
5 ______ – a piece of equipment that is used to reach high places
6 ______ – the opposite of wide
7 ______ – a place where you live or stay
8 ______ – a lower part of a building
9 ______ – to paint the walls or other surfaces of a room or building
10 ______ – to fix something that is broken

2 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1 The brick / stone / wood used for this sculpture is from a lemon tree.
2 Tom keeps his room private / tidy / wide because he doesn’t like a mess.
3 I heard the bell / bin / curtain – someone is at the door.
4 She put her head on the soft lamp / pillow / wardrobe and was soon asleep.
5 The child played in the bath / drawer / shower while his mother washed him.
6 If you bring me my gates / shelves / tools, I can try to fix this chair.
7 Do you always make your bed / the cleaning / the washing in the morning?
8 We’re looking for a house to lock / move / rent near the school.
9 Don’t throw away / move out / stay in old bottles – you can use them again.
10 How often do you do the cooking / dinner / a mess at home?

3 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

1 Please don’t ______ a noise – the baby is sleeping at the moment.
2 After dinner, I’m going to ______ the dishes and then watch TV.
3 We have some old chairs and boxes full of books ______ the attic.
4 Don’t forget to switch ______ the lights before you go to bed.
5 We live next ______ to Mr and Mrs Smith, who are very nice.
6 The living room is on the ground ______ and the bedrooms are upstairs.
7 Our new house has ______ heating and every room is warm in winter.
8 It was a strange room – the only piece of furniture in it was a ______ of drawers.
9 Next to my bed there’s a ______ table with a lamp on it.
10 Put your dirty clothes in the washing ______, please.

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Answer key
1
1 comfortable
2 fridge
3 alarm
4 carpet
5 ladder
6 narrow
7 accommodation
8 downstairs
9 decorate
10 repair

2
1 wood
2 tidy
3 bell
4 pillow
5 bath
6 tools
7 your bed
8 rent
9 throw away
10 the cooking

3
1 make
2 do
3 in
4 off
5 door
6 floor
7 central
8 chest
9 bedside
10 machine

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