THEORY TEST PASSED
Learn the English words the theory test uses
Contraflow, hard shoulder, toucan crossing. Tap a word in a question to see what it means in your language and hear it said, then learn the words in quick rounds.
One English word can decide the answer
The theory test is in English only, or Welsh in Wales: foreign language voiceovers were withdrawn on 7 April 2014. Reading a question in your language helps you understand it, but on the day you read the English.
And the English often turns on one word. If you do not know that a contraflow moves traffic onto the other side of the road, or that a toucan crossing is for bikes as well as people, a question you understood can still go wrong.
English test words are the words in DVSA questions that someone studying in another language may not know, and that decide the answer.
Practise in your languageA toucan crossing has lights for people walking and cycling together. At a pelican crossing, people on foot press a button to change the lights.
The hard shoulder is the lane on the far left of a motorway, for emergencies only. The central reservation is the strip between the two sides.
A contraflow moves traffic onto the other side of the road, usually for roadworks. A with-flow bus lane runs the same way as the traffic beside it.
Tap a word, stay in the question
When you practise with your language beside the English, the test words in each question are underlined. Tap one to see what it means and hear it said, then carry on with the question.
- A plain English meaning for every word
- The word in Turkish, Polish, Romanian, Welsh, Portuguese or Panjabi
- Said aloud in English, in the same voice as read aloud
- Mock tests stay plain, like the real test
There is a contraflow on the dual carriageway ahead. Why should you take extra care with oncoming traffic?
Tap an underlined word to see what it means in Polish and hear it said. Translations are for reference only. Your test will be in English. Translations are ours, not DVSA material.Then learn them in quick rounds
English test words has its own place in Practice: every word for your test, and a short round whenever you have a minute.
See a meaning and pick the word, or see a word and pick its meaning. The other choice is a word you could mix it up with, such as pelican for toucan.
With full access, a word you get wrong comes back after 1, 3 and 7 days, and your Today plan lists the words due.
Each word is tagged with the tests whose questions use it: tachograph for lorry and bus drivers, pillion passenger for riders.
The whole list with meanings, tap-to-define and rounds on the first 20 words are free. Full access adds rounds on every word and the review schedule.
Every word is said aloud with the same voice that reads questions. See read aloud and reading settings.
Common questions
Which words are included?
Words from DVSA questions for your vehicle that someone studying in another language may not know in English, and that decide the answer: road features such as hard shoulder and slip road, crossings, lights and signals, and driving terms such as coasting and dazzle.
I read the questions in my language. Do I still need these?
Yes. The test is in English only, or Welsh in Wales. A translation helps you understand a question, but on the day you answer it in English.
Is it free?
The whole list with meanings, tap-to-define and rounds on the first 20 words are free. Full access, £4.49 once for car, adds rounds on every word and the review schedule.
Are the translations exact?
They are there to help you understand the English word. The English meaning is always the one to learn, because it is what the test uses.
Is it in the app?
Yes, on iPhone and Android as well as the website. Signed in, the words you know and the ones due for review are the same everywhere.
Understand the question, and the words in it
Every DVSA question with your language beside the English, the English test words, every hazard perception clip and unlimited mocks. One payment of £4.49.
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