Chimney pot
Parts of a
House
A house is a building that
functions as a home, ranging
from simple dwellings such as
rudimentary huts of nomadic
tribes and the improvised
shacks in shantytowns. There
are many different parts of a
house.
House Parts Names
with Pictures and
Examples
Ridge
– We finally reached the
crest of the ridge.
Roof
– The rain seeped
through the roof.
Balcony
– I can hear voices
– The chimney pot is through the wall. – She led us to a room
purely ornamental. with
a balcony overlooking
the harbour.
Basement
Window – In the basement,
– Would you mind if I there’s no room to stash.
closed the window?
Chimney
– He believes Santa
Claus comes in through
Door
the chimney.
– A golden key opens
Hanging basket Driveway every door.
– There’s even new – You can’t park here,
you’re obstructing
purple on the stems of
my driveway.
ivy in front-
Satellite dish porch hanging
– Put in a satellite baskets.
dish and those people
can attend meetings Fence Brick
anywhere. – The house is encircled – He hurled
the bricks through the
by a high fence.
Garage door
– She glanced out the
tiny slits of windows in
Wall the garage door.
window. fireplace equipment Doorstep Stairs
and door knockers. – He saw a stranger – She ran lightly up
standing at
Skylight the doorstep.
– The skylight will
Letter provide good illumination
Garage the stairs.
box/  Mailbox from above. Rooms in the House
– She drove the car into
– There’s a policeman Vocabulary
standing near the letter the garage. Rooms in the House
box.
Dormer window Living room –
Step – The roof has several the main room in a
– Jenny sat on small dormer house where people
the step in front of the windows. relax, watch
house, waiting. television, …
Bathroom  – a
Gable room where there is a
Antenna – In the high bath or shower, a
– Our TV receives well front gable a plaque basin, and sometimes
since we had a Burglar alarm Eaves
says 1857. a toilet
new antenna put on. – I forgot to set – He had been sheltering Kitchen – the
the burglar alarm. under the eaves. room where you
prepare and cook
food
Shutter Bedroom – a
Door knocker – He left room for sleeping in
– He moved on to larger- the shutter open. Garden – the
scale pieces like area of land next to a
house, where there
 are flowers, grass,
and other plants, and
often a place for
people to sit
 Garage – a
building for keeping a
car in, usually next to
or attached to a
house