Vocabulary: household groups

Here are some categories for household items.

furniture

Examples: chair, table, bed, sofa, cupboard, cabinet

appliances

Examples: toaster, kettle, blender

(Appliances are usually electric items.)

homeware

Examples: vase, lamp, cushion, candle, cup, bowl, dish

(Homewares can include things for decoration, and also kitchen items.)

cutlery

Examples: knife, fork, spoon

Use 'cutlery' to describe items you use to put food in your mouth.

crockery

Examples: plate, bowl

Use 'crockery' to describe items you put food on.