noun · neutral
house
/haʊs/HOUSE
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a building for people to live in; a home that is a separate building
Examples
“They bought a small house near the river.”
“My grandparents still live in the same house they moved into 30 years ago.”
“We want a house with a garden for our children to play in.”
Band 8 sentence
“The Victorian house on the corner was restored carefully to preserve its original features.”
Collocations
- detached house
- buy a house
- house hunt
Word family
houses noun (plural)household nounhousehold adj
Common mistakes
I live in house.→I live in a house.
There are many housings on this street.→There are many houses on this street.
Say it for a higher band
5home→6place→7+house
Synonyms
home
dwelling
Easily confused
home
“I went back home for the holidays.”
Related words
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