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WorksheetsBritish vs American English
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 39mins
Where is the term 'sneakers' more commonly used?
UK
US
If you were in London, how would you call those in the picture?
chips
french fries
crisps
patatine
What are 'crisps' in UK?
In US they are called 'zucchini'.
aubergine
courgette
eggplant
pumpkin
What's the British word for 'apartment'?
apartment
room
mansion
flat
The railway system in which electric trains travel below the ground in tunnels. How do they call it in London?
Subway
Underground
The Tube
Metropolitan
The store where you can buy aspirins and antibiotics in US are called...
chemist's
drugstore
newsagent's
grocery
What is a 'plaster'?
A line of people in Britain is called 'queue'. How do you pronounce that?
/kueue/
/kju:/
/kweu/
/kuku/
In England they call it 'rubber'. What's the American term?
rubber
eraser
pencil
ink
In America it's a truck. And in England?
Circuit
Prank
Lorry
Lobby
In the pic you can see a 'lift'.
That's the American term.
That's the British term.
In both places it's called the same.
If I enter a building in London, I'm on the...
zero floor
first floor
ground floor
second floor
What's SOCCER in America?
A wide road for fast-moving traffic. In UK they call it...
oneway
freeway
highway
motorway
It's called pavement (UK) or sidewalk (US).
Vertical structure, made of bricks, that divides one room from the other.
The part of a room that you walk on.
A path, by the side of a road, used by pedestrians.
Insider surface of a room that you see above you.
Are 'pants' the same thing in UK and US?
Sure!
Not at all! :p
What's the American equivalent of the word 'tap'?
rubinet
foset
faucet
sink
What's the name of this tool?
screwdriver
file
spanner
wrench
What does the acronym 'ATM' stand for?
American Tip Machine
Available Thief Money
Automated Teller Machine
Automated Trick Machine
Which of the following statements is correct?
Americans write 'colour' whereas British write it 'color'.
They write it 'color' all over the world.
Americans spell it 'color' and British 'colour'.
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How would they spell it in UK?
Listen to the pronunciation.
British English
American English
Listen to the pronunciation.
British English
American English
Listen to the word 'car'.
British pronunciation.
American pronunciation.
It's the same.
And now the word 'garden'. Listen carefully!
BrE
AmE
Here's the word 'work'. Listen to the recording and answer.
First one is British English, second one is American English.
First one is American English, second one is British English.
First and second one are both British English.
First and second one are both American English.
'Better', 'water', 'bottom'.
BrE
AmE
'Better', 'water', 'bottom'. Listen now.
BrE
AmE
What's the American pronunciation for 'schedule'?
/ˈʃedjuːl/ (SCEDIUL)
/ˈskedʒuːl/ (SKEGIUL)
'Privacy'. What's the British pronunciation?
/privasi/
/praivasi/
Tomato, potato. British pronunciation?
/tomatou/ /poteitou/
/tomeitou/ /poteitou/
/tomatou/ /potatou/
/tomeitou/ /potatou/
In the picture you can see a 'vase'.
In UK they say /veiz/
In UK they say /vaaz/
In US they say /veiz/
In US they say /vaaz/
'Advertisement'. Listen to the British pronunciation.
/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/
/ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/
What's the American pronunciation of 'new'?
/nju:/
/nu:/
'Basil' is the herb we usually put in caprese salad. How would Americans say that?
/bazl/
/beizl/
Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the word 'can't' and say if it's AmE or BrE.
AmE /kent/
BrE /kaant/
'LEISURE' /ˈleʒə/
BrE
AmE
'VITAMIN'. /vaiɾəmin/
BrE /i/
AmE /ai/
