Driving Safety Vocabulary

verb to keep away from; to prevent from happening

• It is advisable to avoid making any hasty decisions without proper consideration.
• I try to avoid eating fast food as much as possible.
• I always steer clear of drama at school to avoid unnecessary trouble.
• She tried to avoid facing her fears, but eventually had to confront them.

verb A word used to express an action, state, or occurrence.

adjective A word that describes or gives more information about a noun.

adverb A word that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

• Please be careful when handling the delicate glassware.
• Hey, be careful with that expensive vase!
• Yo, be careful not to spill that drink everywhere.
• Be careful with your words, they can hurt more than you realize.

adjective having a disability or function that is diminished in some way

• The impaired driver was arrested for driving under the influence.
• The impaired driver got pulled over for drunk driving.
• The impaired driver got busted for DUI.
• His impaired judgment led to a series of bad decisions.