It's Spring! Or so the calendar says...the weather has been so ridiculously unpredictable lately that the seasons seem to just kind of merge together, but in any case, the days are getting longer and the first signs of Spring are starting to appear. For many of us, that probably means getting in a good "Spring cleaning", or at least starting to think about it. If you don't know what Spring cleaning is, it means to do a thorough or deep cleaning cleaning of your house and yard (if you have one). So I thought I'd write a post with all the necessary vocabulary that you need to complain about all the things that need to be done in the house, also known as chores ๐ .
Household chores
Here you will find a list of common household tasks, along with an example sentence for each. If you still aren't quite sure what a task is, check out the photo at the end of this post!
โDo + chore | Make + chore | Other collocations |
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โDo the dishes
| Make the bed
| Wash the dishes
|
Do the laundry
| Make breakfast, lunch...
| Load the dishwasher
|
Do the ironing
| โ | Sweep the floor
|
Do the shopping
| โ | Mop the floor
|
Do the housework
| โ | Water the plants
|
Do the cleaning
| โ | Scrub the floor
|
Do the vacuuming
| โ | Dust [the furniture]
|
Do some gardening
| โ | Take out the rubbish
|
Glossary
merge: when two or more things mix or blend together to form one
thorough: synonym for complete
yard: in the USA, we use this word to talk about the grassy area outside our house
chores: household tasks
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