American vs British English

American vs British English

9th - 12th Grade

8 Qs

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American vs British English

American vs British English

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.5.3B, L.1.6, L.3.6

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Elijah Derbinov

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How many English speakers are there currently in the world?

1.4 billion

400 million

2 billion

1.8 billion

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

When was the English language originally founded?

4th century

5th century

6th century

7th century

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Wich one has only British English words?

Ill, pavement, vacation

Sick, sidewalk, holiday

Sick, sidewalk, vacation

Ill, pavement, holiday

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Wich one has only American English words?

Hoover, sweets, jumper

Vacuum cleaner, candy, jumper

Vacuum cleaner, candy, sweater

Hoover, candy, sweater

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What English language utilizes the spellings 'travelling,' 'cancelled,' 'traveller,' and similar variations?

American English

British English

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What English language uses the spellings 'colour,' 'favour,' 'flavour,' and similar variations?

American English

British English

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Choose the British English variant

He isn't hungry. He has already had lunch

He isn't hungry. He already had lunch.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Choose the American English variant

It's hot in here. Shall I open the window?

It's hot in here. Can I open the window?

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E