English for FunThings in the house in English for kids
Tap a picture to hear the word. Everything on this page can be found and touched at home.
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Good to know
- TV is said letter by letter: "tee-vee".
- Bathtub is American English; British English often just says bath.
- Key sounds like "kee"; chair starts with "ch", not "s".
Play at home
- Stick paper labels on the door, window and chair and read them together.
- Play "Touch something…": "Touch the sofa! Touch the door!"
- At dinner set the table in English: plate, bowl, spoon.
Practise with Word Island
Word Island practises home words, together with vehicles, on Home and Town, which opens with full access. Each pack is a set of short games where the child hears, picks and builds the word, says it out loud, and then meets all the pictures again.
Free printable
A one-page A4 chart for "Things in the house in English for kids". Print it for the fridge, the classroom wall or pointing practice. Free to share.
Questions
Which room words are in the game?
The game names things, not rooms: house, door, window, bed, chair, sofa, light, clock, mirror, key, bathtub, spoon, plate, bowl, broom, phone and TV.
How can labels help?
Seeing the written word next to the real object every day builds early reading without a lesson.
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