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British vs American English

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does an American call the vegetable in the picture?

a)

eggplant

b)

aubergine

2.

What do you call this sweet thing in Great Britain?

a)

candy floss

b)

cotton candy

3.

What is the thing in the picture called if you are British?

a)

pacifier

b)

dummy

4.

What do people in the USA call this sport?

a)

soccer

b)

football

5.
What is an informal short form of a taxi driver in an American English?
a)
cabdriver
b)
cabbie
c)
taxidermist
d)
taxicabbie
6.
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
7.

What is the AMERICAN version of this word?

a)

closet

b)

wardrobe

8.

cellphone

a)

American English

b)

British English

9.

faucet (der Wasserhahn)

a)

American English

b)

British English

10.

British English or American English : parking lot

a)

British English

b)

American English

11.

American English :

a)

french fries

b)

chips

12.

In American English, crisps are _______ and chips are _______.

a)

crackers

b)

chips

c)

Pringles

d)

fries

13.

How do you say "soccer" in British English?

(a)  

14.

BRITISH:

_________.

a)

A rubber

b)

An eraser

15.

In UK people use "curtains" but in United States, they use...

a)

diapers

b)

drapes

c)

dollars

d)

drops

16.

When you want to buy medicine go to this place

a)

Chemist

b)

Pharmacy

17.

Boys like to wear....

a)

Leggings

b)

Pants

18.

American English

a)

jello

b)

jelly

19.
When British people have to go to the public toilet in America, they have to ask for ...
a)
The loo
b)
The bathroom
c)
The restrooms
d)
The canner
20.
Where do you through your rubbish in America? And in Britain?
a)
America: trash can
Britain: poubelle
b)
America: bin
Britain: litter box
c)
America: litter box
Britain: bin
d)
America: trash can
Britain: bin