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English words (right) English words (right)

1 bonnet a trunk 1 aerial a fender

2 boot b hood 2 windscreen b side-view mirror
3 estate car c sedan 3 exhaust pipe c antenna
4 indicators d station wagon 4 windscreen wiper d windshield
5 number plate e tire 5 wing e tail pipe
6 Petrol tank f turn signals 6 wing mirror f windshield wiper
7 saloon g license plate 7 Estate car g Sedan
8 tyre h driver’s license 8 Saloon h SUV
9 driving licence i Gas tank 9 Four-wheel drive i Station wagon

Car parts vocabulary

Match each object with the correct definition

antenna/aerial Used to clean the windshield/ windscreen when it rains.

bodywork A framed piece of glass in front of the passenger.

boot/trunk It is at the front or back of a car to reduce damage in an accident.

brake light / stop light A window at the side of a car.

bumper A metal part covering the engine of an automobile.

dashboard Waste gases that come out of a car.

exhaust The main outside part of the car.

handle A metal box which contains petrol

hood/bonnet The wheel turned by drivers when they wish to change direction.

number/license plate A window on the top of a car that you open when it is sunny.

petrol tank Opens the doors

rear-view mirror It is used to receive and send radio signals.

side- window It has numbers and letters on the front and back of the car.
(Registration number)

steering wheel The panel facing the driver containing instruments and controls.

sunroof A red light at the back of a vehicle that is automatically illuminated

when the brakes are applied.

Windshield/ windscreen The space at the back of the car where you can put luggage and bags.

Windshield/ windscreen wiper A small angled mirror fixed inside the windshield/windscreen of a car,
enabling the driver to see the road behind.
 Car parts vocabulary

Match each object with the correct definition

Car parts Definition

antenna/aerial it is used to receive and send radio signals.
bodywork the main outside part of the car.
boot/trunk The space at the back of the car where you can put luggage and bags.
a red light at the back of a vehicle that is automatically illuminated when the
brake light / stop light
brakes are applied.
bumper It is at the front or back of a car to reduce damage in an accident.
dashboard the panel facing the driver containing instruments and controls.
exhaust waste gases that come out of a car.
handle opens the doors.
hood/bonnet a metal part covering the engine of an automobile.
number/license plate It has numbers and letters on the front and back of the car. (Registration number)
Petrol tank A metal box which contains petrol.
a small angled mirror fixed inside the windshield/windscreen of a car, enabling the
Rear-view mirror
driver to see road behind.
Side- window A window at the side of a car.
steering wheel the wheel turned by drivers when they wish to change direction.
sunroof A window on the top of a car that you open when it is sunny.
Windshield/ windscreen A framed piece of glass in front of the passenger.
Windshield/ windscreen Used to clean the windshield/ windscreen when it rains.
wiper