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BRITISH ENGLISH AMERICAN ENGLISH

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does an American call the vegetable in the picture?

a)

eggplant

b)

aubergine

2.

What do people in the USA call this sport?

a)

soccer

b)

football

3.

People in the USA go on a ...

a)

vacation

b)

holiday

4.

How do people in England spell km/h?

a)

kilometre per hour

b)

kilometer per hour

5.

Is the thing in the picture from England or from the USA?

a)

from England

b)

from the USA

6.

A British person says: Where is the...?

a)

elevator

b)

lift

7.

Prince William of England would say: Where is my...?

a)

sweater

b)

jumper

8.

What are they doing? They are in London!

a)

they are queueing

b)

they are lining up

9.

What do people call this pink thing in America?

a)

rucksack

b)

backpack

10.

Walmart is a big..... in the USA.

a)

store

b)

shop

11.

I'm American so I call these shoes...

a)

trainers

b)

sneakers

12.
Line
a)
British
b)
American
13.
Queue
a)
British
b)
American
14.
Cookies
a)
British
b)
American
15.
Biscuits
a)
British
b)
American
16.
Chips
a)
British
b)
American
17.
Crisps
a)
British
b)
American
18.
First floor
a)
British
b)
American
19.
Ground floor
a)
British
b)
American
20.
Taxi
a)
British
b)
American
21.
Cab
a)
British
b)
American
22.
Flat
a)
British
b)
American
23.
Apartment
a)
British
b)
American
24.
Z /zee/
a)
British
b)
American
25.
Z /zed/
a)
British
b)
American
26.
Crazy
a)
British
b)
American
27.
Mad
a)
British
b)
American
28.
London's underground train system is called...?
a)
the Tube
b)
Underground
c)
subway
d)
metro
29.
The British normally go to the cinema. Where do the Americans go to see a film?
a)
They go to the cinema
b)
They go to the movies
c)
They go to the motion picture
d)
They go to the operating theater
30.
In England leaves fall off trees in the autumn while in America in ...?
a)
the early autumn
b)
the late autumn
c)
the fall
d)
the felt
31.
Which informal term might a British person use when referring to a toilet?
a)
loo
b)
pantry
c)
closet
d)
saloon
32.
In England you put fuel into your car at a petrol station. In America you fuel your car at a _______ .
a)
train station
b)
bus station
c)
gas station
d)
garage
33.

The spelling "favorite" is typical for...

a)

American English

b)

British English

34.

In British English we...

a)

use dots after Mr. and Mrs.

b)

don't use dots after Mr and Mrs

35.

What’s the British English word for this?

a)

truck

b)

lorry

36.

In England this guy is called

a)

Santa Claus

b)

Father Christmas

37.

People in the USA go on a ...

a)

vacation

b)

holiday