Car Literacy

The foot pedal that makes the car go faster

• accelerator

• boot

• clutch

• brake

The foot pedal that you use when you want to change gears

• exhaust pipe

• accelerator

• clutch

• brake

The foot pedal you use when you want to make the car go slower or stop it from moving.

• accelerator

• brake

• clutch

• dashboard

The enclosed space usually at the back of a car where you can put your bags etc

• bonnet

• exhaust (pipe)

• handbrake

• boot/trunk

The metal lid at the front of the car that covers the motor.

• boot

• bonnet/hood

• brake

• bumper

The bar at the front and back of the car the helps protects the car when it is hit

• clutch

• bumper

• dashboard

• exhaust pipe

The red light at the back of the car that indicates the the brake is being used and that the car is slowing down.

• brake light

• bumper

• bonnet

• exhaust pipe

The part in front of the driver that has the controls like the Temperature gauge, Fuel gauge and the Speedometer.

• bumper

• headlight

• dashboard

• hood

The pipe that takes the waste gases from the motor and lets them go into the air.

• bumper

• handbrake

• horn

• exhaust pipe

A part of the dashboard that lets you know how much gasoline / petrol there is in the petrol tank. It usually has the letters F for Full and E for Empty.

• hood

• fuel gauge/gas gauge

• headlight

• ignition