A ceiling is the inside surface above you in a room.
The idea
Ceiling is countable: a ceiling, two ceilings. A lamp can hang from the ceiling; you can look up at the ceiling.
Examples
- The ceiling is white.
- A lamp hangs from the ceiling.
- This room has a high ceiling.
- She painted the ceiling yesterday.
- The two rooms have low ceilings.
- He looked up at the ceiling.
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A ceiling is inside a room. A roof is the outside top covering of a building, so the words describe different surfaces.
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Choose the plural after two. The two rooms have low ___. (ceiling / ceilings)
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ceilings
Ceilings is the plural after two.
Choose the preposition for the lamp’s support. A lamp hangs ___ the ceiling. (from / into)
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from
From identifies the ceiling supporting the lamp.
Choose the inside upper surface. The inside surface above you in a room is the ___. (ceiling / roof)
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ceiling
A ceiling is the inside upper surface of a room.
Practice round
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Choose the plural after two. The two rooms have low ___. (ceiling / ceilings)
Choose the preposition for the lamp’s support. A lamp hangs ___ the ceiling. (from / into)
Choose the inside upper surface. The inside surface above you in a room is the ___. (ceiling / roof)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe the ceiling in a room and say what hangs from it, if anything.