Job Related Vocabulary List –

Housekeepers
What does the word “housekeeper” mean?

 The word “housekeeper” literally means “keeper of the house” or the person in charge of
keeping the house clean.

What does a housekeeper do?

 A housekeeper is responsible for a number of tasks such as:

o Cleaning every room of the house
o Doing laundry
o Ironing
o Making the bed
o Sweeping and mopping the floors
o Vacuuming
o Dusting
Vocabulary List
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Vocabulary Word Part of Speech Sentence Picture

Attic Noun The extra toys can be
placed in the attic.

Basement Noun The laundry room is in

the basement.

Bathroom Noun The bathroom needs

to be cleaned next.

Bathtub Scrub the bathtub.

Bed Noun Please make all of the
beds.

Bedroom Noun All of the bedrooms

need to be cleaned

Bleach Noun Use bleach on these

white shirts.

Bookshelf Noun Please organize the

bookshelf.

Carpet Noun The carpet needs to be

vacuumed.

Carpet cleaner Noun Put down some carpet

cleaner first.

To Clean Verb Please clean the

kitchen first.

Couch Noun There is a stain on the

couch that needs to be
removed.

Counter Noun The counter in the

kitchen is still messy.

Detergent Noun I need to put

detergent in the
washer before turning
it on.
Dining room Noun The dining room
needs to be
vacuumed.
Dishes Noun All of the dishes in the
sink need to be
cleaned.

Dishwasher Noun Place all of the dirty

dishes in the
dishwasher.

Dusty Adjective The bookcase is dusty.

To Dust Verb Please dust it.

Dust pan Noun Collect all of the dust

into the dust pan.

Dryer Noun Place all of the wet

towels into the dryer.

To Empty Verb Please empty the

garbage.

Face towel Noun Put the face towels in

the washer.

To Finish Verb I have not finished

cleaning the bedrooms
yet.

Fitted sheet Noun The fitted sheet goes

on first.
Flat sheet Noun The flat sheet goes on
top.

To Fold Verb Please fold all of the

towels.

Fireplace Noun Dust the fireplace too,

please.

Furniture Noun Please polish all of the

furniture.

Garbage Noun The garbage is full.

Garbage bag Noun Please put a garbage

bag into the garbage
pail.
Hand towel Noun The hand towels need
to be folded.

Hanger Noun Place the wet clothes

on the hanger.
To hang up Verb Hang up this shirt.

Hallway Noun Please dust the

pictures hanging in the
hallway.

Iron Noun Careful, the iron is

hot!

To Iron Verb Iron all of the clothes

in this pile.
Kitchen Noun The kitchen needs to
be cleaned first.

Laundry Noun The laundry is almost

finished.

Make the bed Verb Did you make the bed

in the master
bedroom?

Master bedroom Noun The master bedroom

is last on the list to
clean.

Messy Adjective The children's rooms

are messy.

Mirror Noun Please use Windex on

the mirrors too.

To Mop Up Verb The dishwasher

flooded, so I mopped
up the water.

To Organize Verb I organized the indoor

and outdoor shoes.

Pillow case Noun All of the pillow cases

need to be changed.

To Polish Verb Please polish the

furniture.

Recycling bin Noun The empty cans go in

the recycling bin.
To Rinse Verb You'll have to rinse the
dishes a little better.

To Scrub Verb You'll have to scrub

the upstairs tub
because it's pretty
dirty.
Sponge Noun This sponge will be
good to clean the
dishes.
Soap Noun Use soap and water to
clean the sink.

Stain Remover Noun Use the stain remover

on the couch.

To Sweep Noun The hallways need to

be swept.

To Vacuum Verb Please pick up large

items like coins before
you vacuum the
basement.
To Wash Verb Please wash the
windows with Windex.

Washing machine Noun The washing machine

stopped.

Windex Noun Windex should be

used on all of the
windows.

Window Noun This window is still

dirty

Window sill Noun The window stills are

dusty.
To Wipe Verb Don't use bleach to
wipe the counters.
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