Housework and Chores
Practice useful verbs for cleaning, laundry, and keeping your home tidy.
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Questions with solutions-
1. Preenche o espaço em branco.
"These plates are dirty."
"I'll ___ them with soap and water."- wash
- dry
- put away
The plates need to be clean first.
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"These plates are dirty."
"I'll wash them with soap and water."Soap helps remove food and oil from dishes.
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2. Preenche o espaço em branco.
The sheets are clean, but the bed looks messy. Can you ___ the bed?
- wash
- make
- dry
The job is to make the sheets and blankets neat.
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The sheets are clean, but the bed looks messy. Can you make the bed?
You can make a bed without changing its sheets.
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3. Escolhe a resposta correta.
What will the speaker do?
"The plants need a drink. I'll get the watering can."
- Dust the leaves.
- Move the pots.
- Water the plants.
Think about what goes inside a watering can.
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- Water the plants.
A watering can helps you give plants water slowly.
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4. Preenche o espaço em branco.
The full trash bag needs to go outside.
Can you ___ the trash before dinner?
- bring in
- take out
- put away
The bag must leave the house.
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Can you take out the trash before dinner?
In American English, 'trash' is the waste you put in a garbage can.
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5. Preenche o espaço em branco.
There are crumbs on the kitchen floor. Please ___ the floor with a broom.
- sweep
- mop
- vacuum
The tool has a long handle and a brush at the bottom.
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There are crumbs on the kitchen floor. Please sweep the floor with a broom.
A broom works well for small bits of dry dirt on a hard floor.
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6. Escolhe a resposta correta.
What is Mia doing?
A thin layer of dust covers the shelf. Mia removes it with a soft, dry cloth.
- Washing the shelf.
- Drying the shelf.
- Dusting the shelf.
There is no water or soap involved.
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- Dusting the shelf.
Dust can collect on furniture even when nobody uses it.
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7. Preenche o espaço em branco.
"There are crumbs all over the carpet."
"I'll ___ it. Where's the nearest outlet?"- mop
- vacuum
- sweep
The speaker plans to use an electric machine.
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"There are crumbs all over the carpet."
"I'll vacuum it. Where's the nearest outlet?"Vacuum cleaners also work on rugs and some kinds of furniture.
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8. Escolhe a resposta correta.
What is Lena doing?
Lena lays each clean T-shirt flat, turns the sides and sleeves in, and then brings the bottom up to the top to make a neat rectangle.
- Folding the T-shirts.
- Hanging up the T-shirts.
- Ironing the T-shirts.
She is making each shirt smaller without cutting it.
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- Folding the T-shirts.
Folded shirts take up less room in a drawer.
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9. Preenche o espaço em branco.
These towels are still wet. Let's ___ them on the clothesline to dry.
- fold
- put away
- hang
The towels need to stay in the open air.
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These towels are still wet. Let's hang them on the clothesline to dry.
Leave some space between wet towels so air can reach them.
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10. Preenche o espaço em branco.
My clean shirt has wrinkles. I want it smooth, so I'll ___ it before I get dressed.
- rinse
- iron
- fold
This job uses heat to remove lines from clothes.
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My clean shirt has wrinkles. I want it smooth, so I'll iron it before I get dressed.
Check the shirt's label before using a hot iron.
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11. Escolhe a resposta correta.
What should Ben do before he starts the dishwasher?
The dishwasher is empty. The dirty plates are on the counter.
- Unload the dishwasher.
- Put the dirty plates in the cupboard.
- Load the dishwasher.
The plates need to be inside the machine.
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- Load the dishwasher.
Loading puts dishes in; unloading takes them out.
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12. Preenche o espaço em branco.
Let's ___ these toys for now. The children will play with them again tomorrow.
- put away
- throw away
- take out
We want to keep the toys, but not leave them on the floor.
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Let's put away these toys for now. The children will play with them again tomorrow.
Putting toys away helps keep the floor safe to walk on.
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13. Preenche o espaço em branco.
The bathtub is still dirty after a gentle wipe. I'll ___ it with a stiff brush.
- dry
- scrub
- rinse
The dirt needs strong rubbing.
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The bathtub is still dirty after a gentle wipe. I'll scrub it with a stiff brush.
We also use 'scrub' when cleaning dirty sinks and pots with a brush.
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14. Preenche os espaços em branco.
Before doing the laundry, I ___ the clothes into whites and colors. Then I ___ each pocket for coins or tissues.
- check
- iron
- sort
- fold
First make groups. Then look for things left inside the clothes.
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Before doing the laundry, I sort the clothes into whites and colors. Then I check each pocket for coins or tissues.
Wet tissues can leave bits of paper on clean clothes.
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15. Preenche os espaços em branco.
After dinner, I ___ the spilled juice off the table with a cloth. Then I wash the glasses and ___ the soap off them with clean water.
- rinse
- sweep
- wipe
The first action uses a cloth. The second uses water to remove soap.
Show solution
After dinner, I wipe the spilled juice off the table with a cloth. Then I wash the glasses and rinse the soap off them with clean water.
Rinsing removes soap; it does not mean washing with more soap.