| A | B |
| clapboard | a thin board used in building houses |
| dugout | a shelter dug in the ground |
| dwelling | a house or home |
| fertile | able to grow much fruit or many crops |
| foundation | base |
| homesite | a place where a house is or will be built |
| prairie | a large treeless area of grassy land |
| sod | a top layer of earth |
| hearth | the brick or stone floor of a fireplace |
| burrow | a hole that an animal digs in the ground |