WorksheetsModule 8. American English
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 23mins
Groups of words belonging to American vocabulary exclusively and constituting its specific feature are known as...
(a)
Are there Historical Americanisms in British English?
Yes
No
Which of these exemplify historical Americanisms?
fall
guess
sick
candy
canyon
Words formed by the first immigrants that reflected their attempts to cope with the new environment are called...
(a)
Give some examples of Proper Americanisms. Explain their meanings.
What do they call a lift in the US?
(a)
What do they call luggage in the US?
(a)
What do they call rubbish in the US?
(a)
What do they call a tap in the US?
(a)
What do they call pavement in the US?
(a)
What do they call trainers in the US?
(a)
ranch, sombrero, canyon, cinch
These words are:
Spanish borrowings
Negro borrowings
Indian borrowings
Italian borrowings
Give examples of words of Indian origin.
Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky are ALL Indian borrowings
Yes
No
Decipher the American shortening:
"Just a mo"
(a)
Decipher the American shortening:
"under the circs"
(a)
There are American shortenings in British English
Yes
No
I shall come and see you in a fortnight.
This sentence is likely to be produced in:
The UK
The USA
Give the British equivalent of the following sentence:
"I saw this movie once". Mind both lexical and grammatical peculiarities of American English.
(a)
Give the American equivalent of the following sentence:
"I've got a tea towel in my new flat". Mind both lexical and grammatical peculiarities of American English.
(a)
Select the phonetic peculiarities of American English
pronunciation of certain words
intonation patterns
retroflexive [r]
Labialised [b]
American English and British English are...
the same language
different regional varieties
different accents
different dialects
different languages
