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CHORES

CHORES VOCABULARY – 1

Exercise 1 Match the halves of the phrases of the chores.
1. pay the shelves

2. set the dishwasher
3. dust the room

4. empty the plants

5. tidy up the leaves
6. water the pet for a walk

7. sweep the table
8. take the bills

Exercise 2 Circle the correct option in each sentence.

1. I’m responsible for dusting / paying the bills.
2. We share the duties at home. Sweeping / Mopping the leaves falls to me.

3. The furniture seem dusty. Could you dust / iron them, please?
4. You must wash / mow the dishes after the meal.
5. When did you feed / take your cat for a walk?
6. It’s afternoon. You should make / do your bed.

7. Oh, sorry! I dropped my coffee on the floor. I will tidy / mop the floor.
8. The baby slept. Can you tidy up / load the toys?

Exercise 3 Fill in the blanks with the words / phrases below.

do the laundry mow take out prepare

sweep the leaves set the table clean up mop

1. The dinner is almost ready. We can ____________ .
2. Marilyn and Dave are responsible for a garden chore at home. They ____________.
3. Gail has to take care of the dirty clothes. She will ____________ today.

4. Your room seems very dirty. Why don’t you ____________ it?
5. Can you ____________ the garbage, please?
6. I’m hungry. Shall we ____________ the dish?
7. I enjoy doing garden chores. I like it when I ____________ the lawn.
8. Lisa will ____________ the floor after she finishes cleaning the windows.

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