It is a house which is not connected on any side with any other building.

It is usually surrounded by a garden.

Semi-detachedhouses share one wallbetween them, so they are builtin pairs.

They are knownas ‘duplexhouses’ in theAmericas

A terracedhouse is a house which ispart of a row of houses joinedto each other.

In the UnitedStates they are usually called‘row houses’ or‘row homes’

A block is a large buildingdivided intoseparateparts,especiallyflats and offices.

In USA it iscalled anapartmentbuilding.

A cottage is a modest dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location.

In North Americamost cottagesare used forweekend orsummergetaways.

A bungalow is a house which is allon ground level.

It wastraditionallysmall but today itcan be quite large.