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Accelerate: The action of pushing the accelerator pedal to make a vehicle
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move faster. (verb)
Accident: When a vehicle hits another vehicle or object (ex. a tree, a sign,
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hospital. It uses flashing lights and sound to get other drivers’
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Back seat: The seat in the back of a car. (noun)
Back up: To move a vehicle backwards. (verb)
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Boot: A storage area that is located at the back of a vehicle. It is opened from
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Bridge: A road that is built over an obstacle. (noun)
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Change lanes: To move your vehicle into another lane. (verb)
Console: The small storage area located between a vehicle’s front
seats. (noun)
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Convertible: A style of car that has a removable roof. (noun)
Crosswalk: A special place for pedestrians to cross a road. (noun)
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Listening Decelerate: The action of pushing the brake pedal to make a vehicle move
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Destination: The final place that you plan to go when you are
driving. (noun)
Driver: The person who controls a car, truck, or bus. (noun)
Driver’s license: A plastic card with personal information and a picture of
the person who has permission to drive a vehicle. (noun)
Fire truck: A special vehicle with equipment to stop fires. It uses flashing
lights and sound to get other drivers’ attention. (noun)
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do on this page so you can Fog: A cloud that is on or a little above the ground. (noun)
learn how to listen to the Gas station: A small store that sells gasoline, snacks, and drinks (same as
vocabulary. petrol station) (American English). (noun)
Read More Hazard lights: The special flashing lights on a car that drivers use when
there is an emergency or danger. (noun)
Headlights: The lights located at the front of a vehicle. These are usually
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used when driving at night. (noun)
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Honk: The action of pressing a vehicle’s horn. (verb)
Horn: A device that creates a loud sound and alerts other drivers and
pedestrians. It is located in the center of the steering wheel and is activated
when pressed. (noun)
Intersection: A place where more than one road meets (American
English). (noun)
Interstate: A very long road where vehicles drive at fast speeds. These roads
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Lanes: The strips of road with painted lines on both sides for vehicles to
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License plate: A metal plate with special numbers and letters that police
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back of a vehicle. (noun)
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Dec 04, 16 02:07 AM One-way street: A street where drivers can only move in one
direction. (noun)
Park: To stop and turn off a vehicle in an area (usually a parking lot). (verb)
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Parking lot: A special place to leave a vehicle. (noun)
Pass: When you increase your car’s speed in order to drive in front of the car
ahead of you. People do this when the car ahead of them is driving too
slowly. (verb)
Passenger: A person who travels in transportation (ex. car, airplane, bus) but
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Petrol station: A small store that sells gasoline, snacks, and drinks (same as
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gas station) (British English). (noun)
Read More Pull in: To park a car by moving it forward (usually into a parking
space). (noun)
Pull over: To stop a car on the side of the road. (noun)
1. Rent-A-Car Railroad crossing: A place where the road crosses railroad tracks. (noun)
› Rearview mirror: A mirror that is located at the top center of the front
windshield. Drivers use it to see behind their car. (noun)
2. Car Driving Road: The place cars travel on that is made of concrete or asphalt. (noun)
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Rush hour: The hour or hours when the most cars are on the road (this is
usually when people are driving to work or home from work). (noun)
Seat belt: A belt that crosses the body in the front to keep drivers and
passengers safe. (noun)
Shotgun: American slang that means to ride in a vehicle’s front passenger
seat. (noun)
Side mirrors: The mirrors that are located on the sides of a car’s two front
doors. Drivers use these to see beside their car. (noun)
Sign: An object with a picture or writing that is put beside or above the road
for drivers to read or see. (noun)
Skid marks: Black marks on a road made by tires when a vehicle stops too
quickly. (noun)
Slow down: The action of pushing the brake pedal to make a vehicle move
more slowly (same as decelerate). (noun)
Speed bump: A strip of concrete in the center of a road that is designed to
slow a vehicle’s speed. (noun)
Speed limit: The fastest legal driving speed in an area. (noun)
Speed up: The action of pushing the accelerator pedal to make a vehicle
move faster (same as accelerate). (verb)
Speeding: When you drive a vehicle faster than you are allowed to. (noun)
Steer: To control a vehicle’s direction by moving the steering wheel to the
left or right. (verb)
Steering wheel: The round wheel drivers use to control a car’s
direction. (noun)
Stop: The act of pushing the brake pedal until a vehicle stops. (verb)
Swerve: To quickly move your car to the left or right in order to avoid hitting
something. (verb)
Tailgate: When a vehicle drives very close to the car in front of it. (verb)
Ticket: A piece of paper that a police officer gives you for breaking a driving
law. Tickets require you to pay money for your mistake. (noun)
Tires: The round rubber wheels attached to the bottom of a vehicle. (noun)
Toll road: A road that you must pay to drive your vehicle on. (noun)
Traffic jam: When many vehicles are in front of one another and move very
slowly or are stopped. (noun)
Traffic light: An electric light with green, yellow, and red colors. It tells
drivers when to move and stop their cars. (noun)
Trunk: A storage area that is located at the back of a vehicle. It is opened
from outside (same as boot) (American English). (noun)
Turn: The act of moving a vehicle left or right. (verb)
Turn signal: A flashing light that drivers use to show others that they will
turn their car left or right (same as blinker) (American English). (noun)
Vehicle: Another word for car, van, or lorry. (noun)
Windshield wipers: Devices which are located on a car’s front windshield.
They move back and forth to remove rain and snow from the glass. (noun)
Windshield: The clear glass located at the front and back of a vehicle. (noun)
Yield: To wait and allow other cars to move before you. (verb)

Vocabulary Flashcards for Driving Words

You can download and print the following free ESL driving vocabulary
flashcards. Just click on the picture or link that follows.

Driving vocabulary flashcards

Spoken Driving Vocabulary

The following are the ESL driving vocabulary being spoken by a native English
speaker so you can hear the correct pronunciation. Firstly there is just the
basic recording that you can listen to, and after that there is a video of the
flashcards for you to watch while listening to the recording.

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ESL Driving Vocabulary Exercises

Exercise 1 – Correct De!nition
In this first ESL driving vocabulary task you need to decide
which option (A-D) is the correct definition of the word
given in the question. Once you have finished you can click
the get score button to see the answers.

ESL Driving Vocabulary De!nitions

Choose the correct definition for the driving vocabulary in

this quiz.

1) What is the definition of Back seat?

A) A special place for pedestrians to cross a road.
B) The seat in the back of a car.
C) A road that is built over an obstacle.
D) A cloud that is on or a little above the ground.

2) What is the definition of Convertible?

A) The special flashing lights on a car that drivers use when there is an
emergency or danger.
B) A place where more than one road meets (American English).
C) When a tire loses all of its air.
D) A style of car that has a removable roof.

3) What is the definition of Lanes?

A) The strips of road with painted lines on both sides for vehicles to
travel on.
B) A special place to leave a vehicle.
C) A metal plate with special numbers and letters that police can use to
identify a car owner. They are usually located on the front and back of a
vehicle.
D) A kind of transportation that looks like a bicycle but has a motor. It
has no doors or top.

4) What is the definition of Passenger?

A) To park a car by moving it forward (usually into a parking space).
B) A belt that crosses the body in the front to keep drivers and
passengers safe.
C) A person who travels in transportation (ex. car, airplane, bus) but does
not control it.
D) A place where the road crosses railroad tracks.

5) What is the definition of Speed limit?

A) The fastest legal driving speed in an area.
B) Black marks on a road made by tires when a vehicle stops too quickly.
C) The round wheel drivers use to control a car’s direction.
D) When a vehicle drives very closely to the car in front of it.

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Exercise 2 – Correct Meaning

This second ESL driving vocabulary task is one where you are given a
definition of a word in the question and need to decide which option (A-D)
has the word that matches the given definition. Again you can click the
button to get your score.

ESL Driving Vocabulary Identi!cation of Meaning

Choose the word that matches the definition given in each of the five
questions in this quiz.

1) What is the meaning of the following definition: When many vehicles are in
front of one another and move very slowly or are stopped?
A) Traffic jam
B) Trunk
C) Speeding
D) Swerve

2) What is the meaning of the following definition: An object with a picture or

writing that is put beside or above the road for drivers to read or see?
A) Shotgun
B) Speed up
C) Rush hour
D) Sign

3) What is the meaning of the following definition: A person who is walking

close to or beside a road?
A) Pass
B) Rearview mirror
C) Pedestrian
D) Pull in

4) What is the meaning of the following definition: A very long road where
vehicles drive at fast speeds. These roads are not inside a city center but are
outside or beside a city?
A) Interstate
B) Parking lot
C) Honk
D) Lanes

5) What is the meaning of the following definition: A special place for

pedestrians to cross a road?
A) Boot
B) Decelerate
C) Crosswalk
D) Gas station

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Exercise 3 – Identify Picture

For the final ESL driving vocabulary task you need to decide which option (A-
D) has the correct word that matches the pictures given below. To see the
answers just click on the get score button.

ESL Driving Vocabulary Picture Descriptions

Identify the best description for each of the images (A-E) given above that
correspond to the five questions in this quiz.

1) Which description best describes picture A given above?

A) Turn signal
B) Windshield
C) Side mirror
D) Yield

2) Which description best describes picture B given above?

A) Ambulance
B) Change lanes
C) Accelerate
D) Motorcycle

3) Which description best describes picture C given above?

A) Fire truck
B) Hazard lights
C) Gas station
D) Destination

4) Which description best describes picture D given above?

A) One-way street
B) Horn
C) Bridge
D) Headlights

5) Which description best describes picture E given above?

A) Pull in
B) Convertible
C) Rearview mirror
D) Sign

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Didn't know a tire could help fighting fires
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Patt Kearly
picture c is a tire not a fire engine
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