APIEVocabulary & Pronunciation: Rainy Days Indoors
Rainy days indoors
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☔ Rainy days indoors
Learn 10 everyday words for a rainy day inside, practice with easy exercises, and record your speech!
For Teachers
Guide students through the word table first, then set 10 minutes for practice.
Check answers together using the example sentences to build confidence.
For Learners
Read the memory tips and listen to each word carefully.
Complete the 16 practice questions and record your voice in shadowing.
📖 Word table
10 A1 Vocabulary Words🛋️ Group 1: In the living room
| Word | Meaning | Collocations | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| couch | A long soft seat for two or more people. | soft couch, sit on the couch | We sit on the couch and watch rain. | Touch the soft couch! |
| armchair | A comfortable chair with rests for arms. | big armchair, in an armchair | My dad reads in the armchair. | Arm + Chair = chair for arms |
| cushion | A soft pillow for a chair or sofa. | soft cushion, couch cushion | Put a cushion behind your back. | Soft like a cloud (cush!) |
| teapot | A pot for making and pouring tea. | hot teapot, pour from a teapot | The teapot is full of warm tea. | Tea + Pot = pot for tea |
🌧️ Group 2: Rain at the window
| Word | Meaning | Collocations | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| raindrop | A single drop of rain water. | big raindrop, falling raindrop | A big raindrop falls on glass. | Rain + Drop = one water drop |
| drip | To fall in small drops. | drip water, water drip | Water drips from the umbrella. | Sound tip: drip, drop, drip! |
| damp | A little bit wet, not dry. | damp coat, damp clothes | Take off your damp coat. | Damp = slightly wet |
🔑 Group 3: After coming in
| Word | Meaning | Collocations | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hanger | A curved frame to hang clothes. | coat hanger, put on a hanger | Put your coat on a hanger. | Hang + er = tool to hang |
| hook | A curved peg on a wall for hanging things. | wall hook, hang on a hook | Hang your hat on the hook. | Looks like a curved letter J |
| cosy | Warm, comfortable, and safe indoors. | cosy room, feel cosy | Our living room is so cosy. | COZY = Warm tea + Soft chair |
✍️ Practice
16 Interactive QuestionsTask A: Collocation Matrix
Choose the word that best completes each common word pair.
1. damp + ___
2. hot + ___
3. soft + ___
4. falling + ___
Task B: Fill in the gaps
Use words from the word bank to complete each sentence.
5. Come inside and sit on the comfortable ____ in the living room.
6. Listen! Water begins to ____ from the wet umbrella.
7. Put your damp jacket on a coat ____.
8. Our room feels warm and ____ on a rainy day.
Task C: Choose the right word
Select the option that fits the sentence meaning best.
9. Please pour warm tea from the ___.
10. Hang your keys on the wall ___.
11. Put a soft ___ behind your back.
12. My grandfather sits in a big ___.
Task D: Sentence building
Rewrite the sentence by placing the words in the correct order.
🎙️ Shadowing
12 Pronunciation ItemsListen to the speaker audio button, repeat out loud, and record your voice in each box below.
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