Two homes, and the difference is the building. A house is one building for one family, with its own door to the street. An apartment is one home inside a big building, with other homes above it and under it.
Where you live
house /haʊs/ — a small house on Moffen Street
apartment /əˈpɑːrt.mənt/ — an apartment in Haffenville
Try it: Hiroshi: Is your home one building? Sofia: No. There are twelve homes in my building, and mine is high up. I live in ___. (an apartment / a house / a bathroom) Answer: an apartment — Sofia says twelve homes are in one building and hers is high up in it, so her home is one home inside a big building: an apartment.
Two rooms
A home has rooms. Your bed is in the bedroom, and you shower in the bathroom.
bedroom /ˈbɛd.ruːm/ — a small bedroom
bathroom /ˈbæθ.ruːm/ — the bathroom is next to my bedroom
My bedroom is very small.
There is a big window in the bathroom.
Our apartment has two bedrooms.
Try it: Mei: I wake up and I want a shower. Which room do I go to? Ethan: The ___. (bathroom / bedroom / kitchen) Answer: bathroom — Mei wants a shower, and the room with the shower in it is the bathroom.
The kitchen
You cook in the kitchen, and you eat at a table. The table can be in the kitchen: There is a table in the kitchen.
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃ.ən/ — cook in the kitchen
table /ˈteɪ.bəl/ — a big table
I cook dinner in the kitchen.
There is a big table in our kitchen.
We have breakfast at the table.
Try it: Lani: Where do you cook dinner? Yasmin: In the ___, and then we eat it at the table there. (kitchen / bedroom / bathroom) Answer: kitchen — Lani asks where the cooking happens, and the room you cook in is the kitchen.