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American and British English

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the gap with the correct word:

I turn on _________ and water flows into the dishwasher.

a)

an aubergine

b)

a dumpster

c)

a skip

d)

a faucet

2.

Fill in the gap with the correct word:

Passenger's ____________ baggage is x-rayed.

a)

carry-on

b)

carried on

c)

arm

d)

carry in

3.

Fill in the gap with the correct word:

Griffith Park is replete with hiking _________, and Mount Hollywood is excellent for plotting future treks.

a)

carts

b)

skillets

c)

trails

d)

taps

4.

Which is the British/American equivalent for the following words:

bill

a)

recipe

b)

check

c)

coach

5.

Which is the British/American equivalent for the following words:

creek

a)

stream

b)

lake

c)

waterfall

6.

Which is the British/American equivalent for the following words:

parking lot

a)

parking ticket

b)

parking trolley

c)

car park

7.

Which is the British/American equivalent for the following words:

eggplant

a)

aubergine

b)

courgette

c)

cucumber

8.

Which is the British/American equivalent for the following words:

disembark

a)

displane

b)

misplane

c)

deplane

9.

Which is the British/American equivalent for the following words:

sidewalk

a)

pavement

b)

embarkment

c)

road

10.

Finish the idiom:

Hopefully, knock on ________, Lieby is going to be in there most of the time

a)

the table

b)

wood

c)

your head

11.

Finish the idiom:

This year has been replete with peaks and....

a)

holes

b)

troughs

c)

falls

12.

Finish the idiom:

The funding for the project was withdrawn so that really threw a spanner in the ___________.

a)

crowd

b)

works

c)

head

13.

Finish the idiom:

Dave spent the whole evening blowing his own _________.

a)

trumpet

b)

harmonica

c)

trombone

14.

Finish the idiom:

Almost everybody has a skeleton in the ________.

a)

cupboard

b)

fridge

c)

garage

15.

Finish the idiom:

All the money we raised was just a drop in the _________.

a)

river

b)

bucket

c)

cup

16.

Finish the idiom:

I’ve seen the article, which I take with a _________ of salt.

a)

pound

b)

grain

c)

bit

17.

Finish the idiom:

But Mr Tait described the row as a ______ in a teacup.

a)

lightning

b)

thunderstorm

c)

tempest

18.

Type a British word for the object in the picture.

4 lines
19.

Type an American word for the object in the picture.

4 lines
20.

Type a British word for the object in the picture

4 lines