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British vs American English

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does an American call the vegetable in the picture?

a)

eggplant

b)

aubergine

2.

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

a)

pacifier

b)

dummy

3.

What do people in the USA call this sport?

a)

soccer

b)

football

4.
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
5.

What is the AMERICAN version of this word?

a)

closet

b)

wardrobe

6.

cellphone

a)

American English

b)

British English

7.

faucet

a)

American English

b)

British English

8.

British English or American English : parking lot

a)

British English

b)

American English

9.

American English :

a)

french fries

b)

chips

10.

BRITISH:

_________.

a)

A rubber

b)

An eraser

11.

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

a)

diapers

b)

drapes

c)

dollars

d)

drops

12.

When you want to buy medicine in the USA you go to this place

a)

Chemist

b)

Drugstore

13.

American English

a)

jello

b)

jelly

14.
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
15.
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
16.
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
17.
American students have lunch in a...
a)
cafeteria
b)
canteen
18.

Thess are typical American...

a)
cookies
b)
biscuits
19.

British call this a Motorway. Americans call it a ________________

a)

Highway

b)

Road

c)

Street

d)

Avenue

20.

TV for the Americans is _________________ for the British.

a)

DVD

b)

CD

c)

Telly

d)

Blue Ray

21.

A CAB in London is a __________ in the US.

a)

car

b)

bus

c)

van

d)

taxi

22.

Phone booth in the US is a ________________ in the UK.

a)

phone box

b)

mobile box

c)

mobile phone

d)

cell phone

23.

Where is the term 'sneakers' more commonly used?

a)

US

b)

UK

24.

 In the pic you can see a 'lift'.

a)

That's the American term.

b)

That's the British term.

c)

In both places it's called the same.

25.

If I enter a building in London, I'm on the...

a)

zero floor

b)

first floor

c)

ground floor

d)

second floor

26.

Are 'pants' the same thing in UK and US?

a)

Sure!

b)

Not at all! 😜