Car Vocabulary

I'm sure quite a few of you are drivers and perhaps some of you are driving in the UK. Therefore, it's really important that you know car vocabulary. This way, if your car breaks down you will be able to be specific about what the problem is. Read through the definitions and put the correct word in the gap. Safe driving!

Lesson by Caroline

Bonus Questions: What do American English speakers call the 'boot'?

British English Car Vocabulary

Bumper
Headlights
Bonnet
Indicator
License plate
Tire
Boot
Windscreen

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Now decide which word is being described in each sentence:

• 1. The ___ protects the car body from small impacts or collisions.
  
  Indicator
  Bumper
  Bonnet
  Tire
  Headlights
  Windscreen
  Boot
  License plate
  
  
• 2. The ___ is a blinking light on a car that display the direction in which the car is about to go, it could be right or left.
  
  Indicator
  Windscreen
  Bonnet
  Tire
  Bumper
  Headlights
  License plate
  Boot
  
  
• 3. The wheel is covered with a ___ that is usually made from rubber and filled with compressed air.
  
  Boot
  Windscreen
  Indicator
  License plate
  Tire
  Bonnet
  Headlights
  Bumper
  
  
• 4. ___ are powerful lights on the front of car.
  
  Headlights
  Bumper
  License plate
  Tire
  Indicator
  Bonnet
  Boot
  Windscreen
  
  
• 5. The ___ of the car covers the engine and allows access to this to be repaired or maintenance.
  
  Indicator
  Tire
  Bumper
  Windscreen
  Bonnet
  License plate
  Headlights
  Boot
  
  
• 6. The ___ is the surface, transparent or translucent that protects the driver from wind, rain, insects, etc.
  
  Tire
  Bonnet
  Boot
  Indicator
  Bumper
  License plate
  Windscreen
  Headlights
  
  
• 7. The ___ is a covered compartment for luggage, usually located at the rear of the car.
  
  Bumper
  Tire
  Indicator
  License plate
  Windscreen
  Bonnet
  Headlights
  Boot
  
  
• 8. The ___ is a metal plate with numbers or letters used to identify a car.
  
  Boot
  Bonnet
  Indicator
  Headlights
  Bumper
  License plate
  Tire
  Windscreen