Transportation (Part 1) | Pre-intermediate Vocabulary
Talking about Transportation in English
There’s more to say about transportation than simple vocabulary words like car, bus, and train. In this lesson, learn more descriptive words to describe transportation.
Learn 15 words to describe transportation
Use these flashcards to learn the meaning of the terms for this unit. You can also practice the pronunciation by listening to the audio on each card.
Practice Exercises for Transportation Vocabulary
Exercise 1 – Play this memory game to practice the vocabulary terms
Exercise 1 – Play this memory game to practice the vocabulary terms
Match the words to the pictures. Sound on (🔊) if you want to hear the pronunciation of the vocabulary terms
Exercise 2 – Practice using the vocabulary in context
Exercise 2 – Practice using the vocabulary in context
Exercise 3 – Use the vocabulary terms in sentences
Exercise 3 – Use the vocabulary terms in sentences
Exercise 4 – Speaking activity
Exercise 4 – Speaking activity
To do this activity, you must use the Google Chrome web browser. You also must give permission to use your microphone.
Exercise 1
Match the words to the pictures. Sound on (🔊) if you want to hear the pronunciation of the vocabulary terms
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
To do this activity, you must use the Google Chrome web browser. You also must give permission to use your microphone.
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Question 1 of 15
1. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
I need a ladder to get ________ to the ceiling.CorrectIncorrect -
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2. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
This city was named after an ________ because he arrived here first in 1854.CorrectIncorrect -
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3. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
A ________ is the best vehicle to travel short distances quickly.CorrectIncorrect -
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4. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Can you pick up my friend from the ________? Her flight gets in at 7:30.CorrectIncorrect -
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5. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
My neighbors ________ their cars in the street because they don’t have a garage.CorrectIncorrect -
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6. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Some people like to sleep during a long ________, but I can’t because the airplane is too cold.CorrectIncorrect -
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7. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
The elevator is going ________ to the ground floor.CorrectIncorrect -
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8. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
This book is about a person’s ________ across South America.CorrectIncorrect -
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9. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Go ________ on this road for three blocks to reach your destination. Don’t make any turns.CorrectIncorrect -
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10. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Drive on the ________ side of the road, and let faster traffic pass you on the left side.CorrectIncorrect -
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11. Question
Complete the sentence with the missing word:
When the signal is green, turn ________. Don’t turn right.CorrectIncorrect -
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12. Question
Complete the sentence with the missing word:
This ________ goes to San Francisco, and it costs $7 to drive across it.CorrectIncorrect -
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13. Question
Complete the sentence with the missing word:
I always put ________ in the car before a long drive.CorrectIncorrect -
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Question 14 of 15
14. Question
Complete the sentence with the missing word:
She walked ________ the doorway into the living room.CorrectIncorrect -
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Question 15 of 15
15. Question
Complete the sentence with the missing word:
The mechanic knows how to build a powerful ________ for a car or truck.CorrectIncorrect -
Let us review 15 vocabulary terms to describe transportation
| Term | Part of speech | Definition |
| airport | noun | a place where aircraft land and take off |
| bridge | noun | a structure built over something (such as a river) so that people or vehicles can get across |
| down | adverb | to or toward the ground or floor |
| engine | noun | a machine that changes energy into motion |
| explorer | noun | a person who travels over or through (a place) in order to learn more about it |
| flight | noun | a journey on an airplane |
| gas | noun | gasoline; a liquid fossil fuel often used to power vehicles |
| helicopter | noun | an aircraft that can stay in the air without moving forward and that has metal blades that turn around on its top |
| journey | noun | an act of traveling from one place to another |
| left | adj | located on the same side of your body as your heart |
| park | verb | to stop the car in a designated space while not in use |
| right | adj | located on the side of your body that is away from your heart |
| straight | adj | not having curves, bends, or angles |
| through | prep | from one side or end to another side or end of (something) |
| up | adverb | toward the sky or ceiling |