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339 words · CEFR A1–C2

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CEFR levelsA1–C2
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A roundup of 339 English vocabulary words for the Home topic across CEFR A1–C2, grouped by meaning and with IPA and English meanings. Learning Home vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more English vocabulary by topic and the A1–C2 pathway.

A1Home vocabulary · A1(22 words)Free

A1 pathway
bathroom: a room where you wash
bathroomA1
/ˈbæθruːm/

a room where you wash

bed: the thing you sleep on
bedA1
/bed/

the thing you sleep on

bedroom: a room where you sleep
bedroomA1
/ˈbedruːm/

a room where you sleep

chair: a thing you sit on, with a back
chairA1
/tʃer/

a thing you sit on, with a back

clean: to take the dirt off something
cleanA1
/kliːn/

to take the dirt off something

cup: a small container you drink from
cupA1
/kʌp/

a small container you drink from

door: the part of a building you open to go in
doorA1
/dɔːr/

the part of a building you open to go in

floor: the part of a room you walk on
floorA1
/flɔːr/

the part of a room you walk on

fridge: a machine that keeps food cold
fridgeA1
/frɪdʒ/

a machine that keeps food cold

garden: a piece of land with plants next to a house
gardenA1
/ˈgɑːrdən/

a piece of land with plants next to a house

glass: a container you drink from
glassA1
/glæs/

a container you drink from

home: the place where you live
homeA1
/hoʊm/

the place where you live

house: a building where people live
houseA1
/haʊs/

a building where people live

kitchen: the room where you cook
kitchenA1
/ˈkɪtʃɪn/

the room where you cook

light: what lets you see things
lightA1
/laɪt/

what lets you see things

phone: a machine you use to speak to someone far away
phoneA1
/foʊn/

a machine you use to speak to someone far away

plate: a flat round dish you eat from
plateA1
/pleɪt/

a flat round dish you eat from

room: a part of a building with its own walls
roomA1
/ruːm/

a part of a building with its own walls

table: a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs
tableA1
/ˈteɪbəl/

a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs

television: a machine you watch programs on
televisionA1
/ˈtelɪvɪʒən/

a machine you watch programs on

wall: the side of a room or a building
wallA1
/wɔːl/

the side of a room or a building

window: the glass part of a wall you look through
windowA1
/ˈwɪndoʊ/

the glass part of a wall you look through

A2Home vocabulary · A2(29 words)

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air conditioner: a machine that makes a room cool
air conditionerA2
/er kənˈdɪʃənər/

a machine that makes a room cool

apartment: a set of rooms to live in, inside a larger building
apartmentA2
/əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a set of rooms to live in, inside a larger building

balcony: a small platform outside a window
balconyA2
/ˈbælkəni/

a small platform outside a window

blanket: a thick cover you put on a bed
blanketA2
/ˈblæŋkɪt/

a thick cover you put on a bed

cupboard: a piece of furniture with doors, for keeping things
cupboardA2
/ˈkʌbərd/

a piece of furniture with doors, for keeping things

curtain: cloth that hangs over a window
curtainA2
/ˈkɜːrtən/

cloth that hangs over a window

do the washing-up: to wash the plates after a meal
do the washing-upA2
/duː ðə ˈwɑːʃɪŋ ʌp/

to wash the plates after a meal

downstairs: on or to a lower floor
downstairsA2
/ˌdaʊnˈsterz/

on or to a lower floor

electricity: the power that comes through wires
electricityA2
/ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/

the power that comes through wires

empty the bin: to take the rubbish out of the bin
empty the binA2
/ˈempti ðə bɪn/

to take the rubbish out of the bin

furniture: tables, chairs, beds and other large things in a room
furnitureA2
/ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/

tables, chairs, beds and other large things in a room

garage: a building where you keep a car
garageA2
/gəˈrɑːʒ/

a building where you keep a car

lift: a machine that carries people between floors
liftA2
/lɪft/

a machine that carries people between floors

make the bed: to tidy the covers on a bed
make the bedA2
/meɪk ðə bed/

to tidy the covers on a bed

mirror: glass you look at yourself in
mirrorA2
/ˈmɪrər/

glass you look at yourself in

neighbor: a person who lives near you
neighborA2
/ˈneɪbər/

a person who lives near you

neighborhood: the area around where you live
neighborhoodA2
/ˈneɪbərhʊd/

the area around where you live

pillow: the soft thing you put your head on in bed
pillowA2
/ˈpɪloʊ/

the soft thing you put your head on in bed

rent: to pay to use a house or a car
rentA2
/rent/

to pay to use a house or a car

roof: the top cover of a building
roofA2
/ruːf/

the top cover of a building

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B1Home vocabulary · B1(50 words)

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basement: a floor below the ground
basementB1
/ˈbeɪsmənt/

a floor below the ground

bill: a paper showing what you owe for a service
billB1
/bɪl/

a paper showing what you owe for a service

bin: a container for things you throw away
binB1
/bɪn/

a container for things you throw away

block: to stop something passing through
blockB1
/blɑːk/

to stop something passing through

bowl: a deep round dish
bowlB1
/boʊl/

a deep round dish

carpet: a thick cover for a floor
carpetB1
/ˈkɑːrpɪt/

a thick cover for a floor

ceiling: the surface above you in a room
ceilingB1
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

the surface above you in a room

clear up: to make a place tidy
clear upB1
/klɪr ʌp/

to make a place tidy

container: a box or a bottle that holds things
containerB1
/kənˈteɪnər/

a box or a bottle that holds things

cozy: small, warm and comfortable
cozyB1
/ˈkoʊzi/

small, warm and comfortable

deposit: money you pay first to hold something
depositB1
/dɪˈpɑːzɪt/

money you pay first to hold something

drawer: a box that slides in and out of furniture
drawerB1
/drɔːr/

a box that slides in and out of furniture

electricity supply: the power coming into a building
electricity supplyB1
/ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti səˈplaɪ/

the power coming into a building

flat: level, with no high or low parts
flatB1
/flæt/

level, with no high or low parts

fork: the tool with points that you eat with
forkB1
/fɔːrk/

the tool with points that you eat with

furnished: with the furniture already in it
furnishedB1
/ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/

with the furniture already in it

get rid of: to remove something you do not want
get rid ofB1
/get rɪd ʌv/

to remove something you do not want

heating: the system that makes a building warm
heatingB1
/ˈhiːtɪŋ/

the system that makes a building warm

housework: the cleaning and tidying done at home
houseworkB1
/ˈhaʊswɜːrk/

the cleaning and tidying done at home

housing: the houses people live in, as a public matter
housingB1
/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/

the houses people live in, as a public matter

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B2Home vocabulary · B2(48 words)

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affordable housing: homes priced so ordinary people can pay
affordable housingB2
/əˈfɔːrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ/

homes priced so ordinary people can pay

amenity: a feature that makes a place pleasant to live in
amenityB2
/əˈmenəti/

a feature that makes a place pleasant to live in

appliance: a machine used in the home
applianceB2
/əˈplaɪəns/

a machine used in the home

boiler: the machine that heats water in a building
boilerB2
/ˈbɔɪlər/

the machine that heats water in a building

commuter belt: the area around a city where workers live
commuter beltB2
/kəˈmjuːtər belt/

the area around a city where workers live

council tax: a local tax paid on a home
council taxB2
/ˈkaʊnsəl tæks/

a local tax paid on a home

crack: a thin line where something has split
crackB2
/kræk/

a thin line where something has split

damp: slight wetness in walls or air
dampB2
/dæmp/

slight wetness in walls or air

demolish: to pull a building down
demolishB2
/dɪˈmɑːlɪʃ/

to pull a building down

do up: to repair and improve a building
do upB2
/duː ʌp/

to repair and improve a building

estate agent: a person who sells houses for others
estate agentB2
/ɪˈsteɪt ˈeɪdʒənt/

a person who sells houses for others

eviction: the forcing of someone out of a home
evictionB2
/ɪˈvɪkʃən/

the forcing of someone out of a home

faded: having lost its color
fadedB2
/ˈfeɪdɪd/

having lost its color

furnishings: the furniture and fittings of a room
furnishingsB2
/ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪŋz/

the furniture and fittings of a room

gentrification: the change of a poor area as richer people move in
gentrificationB2
/ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

the change of a poor area as richer people move in

grid: the network that carries electricity
gridB2
/grɪd/

the network that carries electricity

high-rise: a tall building with many floors
high-riseB2
/ˈhaɪ raɪz/

a tall building with many floors

insulate: to cover so that heat cannot escape
insulateB2
/ˈɪnsəleɪt/

to cover so that heat cannot escape

insulation: material that stops heat escaping
insulationB2
/ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən/

material that stops heat escaping

knock down: to demolish a building
knock downB2
/nɑːk daʊn/

to demolish a building

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C1Home vocabulary · C1(64 words)

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airtightness: how well a building keeps air from leaking
airtightnessC1
/ˈertaɪtnəs/

how well a building keeps air from leaking

allotment: a small public plot rented for growing vegetables
allotmentC1
/əˈlɑːtmənt/

a small public plot rented for growing vegetables

break clause: a term letting a contract end early
break clauseC1
/breɪk klɔːz/

a term letting a contract end early

brownfield site: land already built on and now unused
brownfield siteC1
/ˈbraʊnfiːld saɪt/

land already built on and now unused

cavity wall: a wall built as two skins with a gap between
cavity wallC1
/ˈkævəti wɔːl/

a wall built as two skins with a gap between

chain of sales: a line of house sales each depending on the next
chain of salesC1
/tʃeɪn əv seɪlz/

a line of house sales each depending on the next

circuit breaker: a mechanism that cuts off after repeated failures
circuit breakerC1
/ˈsɜːrkɪt ˈbreɪkər/

a mechanism that cuts off after repeated failures

co-housing: private homes sharing communal space by design
co-housingC1
/koʊ ˈhaʊzɪŋ/

private homes sharing communal space by design

community land trust: land held by a community for lasting affordable use
community land trustC1
/kəˈmjuːnəti lænd trʌst/

land held by a community for lasting affordable use

compost heap: a pile where plant waste rots down
compost heapC1
/ˈkɑːmpoʊst hiːp/

a pile where plant waste rots down

compulsory purchase: the forced buying of land by the state
compulsory purchaseC1
/kəmˈpʌlsəri ˈpɜːrtʃəs/

the forced buying of land by the state

conveyancing: the legal work of transferring property
conveyancingC1
/kənˈveɪənsɪŋ/

the legal work of transferring property

cul-de-sac: a street closed at one end
cul-de-sacC1
/ˈkʌl də sæk/

a street closed at one end

curbside collection: the gathering of waste from outside homes
curbside collectionC1
/ˈkɜːrbsaɪd kəˈlekʃən/

the gathering of waste from outside homes

damp proof course: a layer built into a wall to block rising moisture
damp proof courseC1
/dæmp pruːf kɔːrs/

a layer built into a wall to block rising moisture

deposit protection scheme: a system holding a tenant's deposit safely
deposit protection schemeC1
/dɪˈpɑːzɪt prəˈtekʃən skiːm/

a system holding a tenant's deposit safely

derelict: abandoned and left to fall apart
derelictC1
/ˈderəlɪkt/

abandoned and left to fall apart

dilapidated: in a badly run-down state
dilapidatedC1
/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd/

in a badly run-down state

dilapidations: the sum a tenant owes for damage at the end of a lease
dilapidationsC1
/dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃənz/

the sum a tenant owes for damage at the end of a lease

double glazing: windows made with two panes of glass
double glazingC1
/ˈdʌbəl ˈgleɪzɪŋ/

windows made with two panes of glass

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C2Home vocabulary · C2(126 words)

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abstergent: having a cleansing action
abstergentC2
/æbˈstɜːrdʒənt/

having a cleansing action

abut against a curb: to touch directly against a kerb
abut against a curbC2
/əˈbʌt əˈgenst ə kɜːrb/

to touch directly against a kerb

abut on a road: to have a boundary directly on a road
abut on a roadC2
/əˈbʌt ɑːn ə roʊd/

to have a boundary directly on a road

acoustic panelling: wall boards fitted to absorb sound
acoustic panellingC2
/əˈkuːstɪk ˈpænəlɪŋ/

wall boards fitted to absorb sound

adjacency of plots: the state of parcels of land lying next to each other
adjacency of plotsC2
/əˈdʒeɪsənsi əv plɑːts/

the state of parcels of land lying next to each other

adjoin a building: to be directly next to a building
adjoin a buildingC2
/əˈdʒɔɪn ə ˈbɪldɪŋ/

to be directly next to a building

alcove: a recess set into a wall
alcoveC2
/ˈælkoʊv/

a recess set into a wall

alienation of land: the transferring of land into other hands
alienation of landC2
/ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən əv lænd/

the transferring of land into other hands

allodial title: ownership of land free of any obligation to a superior
allodial titleC2
/əˈloʊdiəl ˈtaɪtəl/

ownership of land free of any obligation to a superior

ambulatory of a church: the walkway curving behind the high altar
ambulatory of a churchC2
/ˈæmbjələtɔːri əv ə tʃɜːrtʃ/

the walkway curving behind the high altar

amenity value: the worth of a place for pleasantness and setting
amenity valueC2
/əˈmenəti ˈvæljuː/

the worth of a place for pleasantness and setting

andiron: an iron support holding logs in a fireplace
andironC2
/ˈændaɪərn/

an iron support holding logs in a fireplace

antimacassar: a cloth put over a chair back to keep it clean
antimacassarC2
/ˌæntɪməˈkæsər/

a cloth put over a chair back to keep it clean

appurtenance: an accessory that belongs with the main thing
appurtenanceC2
/əˈpɜːrtənəns/

an accessory that belongs with the main thing

appurtenant right: a right attached to a piece of land
appurtenant rightC2
/əˈpɜːrtənənt raɪt/

a right attached to a piece of land

apse: the vaulted recess at the end of a church
apseC2
/æps/

the vaulted recess at the end of a church

architrave: the beam resting across the tops of columns
architraveC2
/ˈɑːrkɪtreɪv/

the beam resting across the tops of columns

arrears of rent: unpaid rent that has built up
arrears of rentC2
/əˈrɪrz əv rent/

unpaid rent that has built up

artesian well: a well in which water rises of its own pressure
artesian wellC2
/ɑːrˈtiːʒən wel/

a well in which water rises of its own pressure

austere: severely plain and without comfort
austereC2
/ɔːˈstɪr/

severely plain and without comfort

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