ceiling

Common expressions

• touch the ceiling
• stare at the ceiling
• a (light) hangs from the ceiling
• a high / low ceiling

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the above adjectives and verbs:

1. The ceiling was so low I could …… it without standing on a chair.
2. The hotel rooms were pleasantly cool with large windows and …… ceilings.
3. I didn’t get up. I just lay on my bed and …… at the ceiling.
4. It was a bare room with only a single light bulb …… from the ceiling.

Note

Note these expressions:

• Water was dripping from the ceiling.
• There was a large spider on the ceiling above my bed.