[alawton]

Use the words in the Word Bank to fill in the blanks.

Word Bank:

Traffic jam/To rev the engine/ Get a jump/
Fender bender/ Peel out/ Run a light/
Flash your brights/ Get a flat / Road rage/
Cut off/ Break down/
Tailgate/ Cruise/
Hang a right/ Fish tail


1. My friends and I like to ____________ down Main Street on Saturday night.

2. If you turn in front of that driver he will have to slam on the brakes. People don’t like to be _______________.

3. At the next light you need to ______________.

4. My car insurance won’t pay for the damages I had after the ______________ last night.

5. I hope we don’t _____________ on the highway. It isn’t easy to change a tire on this type of road.

6. After an episode of ___________ the man was taken to jail.

7. You can __________ to get the attention of the driver ahead of you.

8. The bus was stuck in a ___________ so it was two hours late.

9. We were in such a hurry that we had to __________. Luckily there wasn’t a cop there.

10. You need to ______________ if your battery is dead.