Helping Around the House

Kimi likes to help around the house. She helps her mom clean the kitchen. Kimi washes the dishes and dries them with a towel. She also sweeps the floor. Sometimes, she helps her dad in the garden. She waters the plants and pulls out weeds. Kimi enjoys keeping the house and garden tidy. She feels proud when her parents thank her. Helping around the house makes Kimi happy. She thinks it is important to help her family. Kimi always does her best to make the house a nice place to live.

Key Vocabulary

To help you recall the words faster, draw a picture, create a sentence, or a story for each word.

  1. Clean – To make something free from dirt.

  2. Dishes – Plates, bowls, and cups used for eating or drinking.

  3. Sweep – To clean the floor using a broom.

  4. Garden – An area where plants, flowers, or vegetables are grown.

  5. Tidy – Neat and organized.

Individual Sentences

  1. Kimi likes to help around the house.

  2. She helps her mom clean the kitchen.

  3. Kimi washes the dishes and dries them with a towel.

  4. She also sweeps the floor.

  5. Sometimes, she helps her dad in the garden.

  6. She waters the plants and pulls out weeds.

  7. Kimi enjoys keeping the house and garden tidy.

  8. She feels proud when her parents thank her.

  9. Helping around the house makes Kimi happy.

  10. She thinks it is important to help her family.

  11. Kimi always does her best to make the house a nice place to live

Who Are You Talking To?

Just an example of how this phrase would be said in different environments:
Phrase: "How do you help at home?"

  1. Casual: "Hey, how do you help out at home?"

  2. Intimate: "Sweetie, what do you like to do to help at home?"

  3. Formal: "May I ask how you assist with chores at home?"

  4. Business: "Could you share how you contribute to helping at home?"

  5. Writing: "Please describe how you help at home."

Natural Dialogue

Me: How do you help at home?
Friend: I help my mom clean the kitchen and do the dishes.
Me: Do you help in the garden too?
Friend: Yes, I water the plants and pulled out weeds.
Me: How do you feel about helping at home?
Friend: I feel proud because it makes the house nice.