Housing (Br. = British English, Am. = American English)

Read the description and choose the correct word from the box .

a terraced house (Br)
a villa
a bungalow (Br)
an igloo
a caravan (Br)
a castle
a tenement
a cottage
a mobile home
a mansion
a penthouse
a condominium (Am)
a palace
a high-rise
a row house (Am)
a block of flats (Br)
a houseboat
an apartment block (Am)
a cabin
a camper (Am)
a semi-detached house (Br)

1. The official home of a king, queen, president is .

2. A one-storey house is .

3. An apartment building where each apartment is owned by the person living in it and the shared area is owned by everyone in the building is .

4. A large building divided into flats in a poor part of a city is .

5. A very tall building is .

6. A small, simple house made of wood is .

7. An expensive flat at the top of a tall building is .

8. A house, usually in the countryside or near the sea, especially in Southern Europe, and often possible to rent for a holiday, is .

9. A very large, expensive house is .

10. A house that usually stays in one place but can be moved is .

11. A house made of ice is .

12. A large, strong building with thick, high walls and towers, built in the past by kings or queens, or other important people, to defend themselves against attack is .

13. A vehicle for living or travelling in, especially for holidays, is . It is called or trailer in American English.

14. A house that is one of a row of houses that are joined together on each side is . It is called in American English.

15. A house that is joined to another with one shared wall is .

16. A small house in the countryside is .

17. A large building that is divided into flats is . In American English, it is called .

18. A boat where people can live is .

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