A bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle moved by pedals; an informal word is bike.
The idea
Say ride a bicycle for the activity and go by bicycle for the means of travel. The plural is bicycles.
Examples
- I ride my bicycle to work.
- Her bicycle has a bell.
- We parked our bicycles near the library.
- He went to school by bicycle.
- The bicycle needs a new light.
- Can you ride a bicycle?
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Watch out
Use no article in the general expression by bicycle; a particular vehicle can be a bicycle or my bicycle.
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Choose the riding verb. I ___ my bicycle to work. (ride / drive)
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ride
Ride is the verb for using a bicycle.
Choose the mode of transport. How did he travel? He went ___. (by bicycle / by a bicycle)
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by bicycle
By bicycle names the means of travel.
Choose the plural. There are two ___ outside. (bicycles / bicycle)
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bicycles
Bicycles is the plural after two.
Practice round
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Choose the riding verb. I ___ my bicycle to work. (ride / drive)
Choose the mode of transport. How did he travel? He went ___. (by bicycle / by a bicycle)
Choose the plural. There are two ___ outside. (bicycles / bicycle)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe where you might ride a bicycle and one part it has.