Dishes

Common expressions

do the dishes

wash the dishes

clear the dishes from the table

dirty dishes

unwashed dishes

a pile of dishes

dry the dishes

stack the dishes

pile the dishes

clean dishes

Exercises

Common expressions

1. If you clear the dishes from the table, I’ll start the washing up. (d)

2. I always wear rubber gloves when I’m washing the dishes. (a)

3. There was a huge pile of unwashed dishes in the sink. (e)

4. I grabbed a dish towel and helped to dry the dishes. (b)

5. We stacked the clean dishes on the draining board by the sink. (c)