Architecture: vocabulary

A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling is a ...

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

A channel along the eaves or on the roof, which collects and carries away rainwater is a ...

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A small storeroom for storing foods or wines is a ...

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A narrow shelf at the bottom of a window is a ...

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CCSS.L.2.4D

A side post or lining of a doorway is a ...

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CCSS.L.2.4D

A tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof or tower is a ...

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A large open-air or skylight covered space surrounded by a building is an ...

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

She was standing by the fireplace, staring at the photographs that were crowded along the ___________ top.

• ledge

• mantlepiece

• sill

• mantle

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CCSS.L.5.5C

He tripped, fell down a flight of stairs and lay motionless on the bottom __________.

• ledge

• lintel

• stair

• landing

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CCSS.L.5.5C

I was sitting in the garden when suddenly my neighbour's head bobbed up from behind the __________.

• hedge

• ledge

• lawn

• hedgehog

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CCSS.L.5.5C