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British vs American Vocabulary

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
aerial
a)

antenna

b)

planet

2.
angry
a)

sad

b)

mad

3.
anywhere
a)

anyplace

b)

nowhere

4.
autumn
a)

awesome

b)

fall

5.
bank note
a)

dollar

b)

bill

6.
barrister, solicitor
a)

attorney

b)

legal

7.
biscuit
a)

brisket

b)

cookie

8.
bonnet
a)

hood

b)

fan

9.
boot
a)

trunk

b)

upper back

10.
braces
a)

bracelets

b)

suspenders

11.
caretaker
a)

janitor

b)

wiper

12.
chemist's
a)

medicine place

b)

drug store

13.
chips
a)

french fries

b)

crackers

14.
the cinema
a)

the movies

b)

the act

15.
constable
a)

patrolman

b)

soldier

16.
cooker
a)

stove

b)

burner

17.
cot
a)

bunk

b)

crib

18.
cotton
a)

cloth

b)

thread

19.
crash
a)

bash

b)

wreck

20.
crossroads
a)

junction

b)

intersection

21.
curtains
a)

drapes

b)

silk

22.
draughts
a)

checkers

b)

chess

23.
drawing pin
a)

thumbtack

b)

needle

24.
dual carriageway
a)

divided highway

b)

metroway

25.
dummy
a)

thumb

b)

pacifier

26.
dustbin, rubbish-bin
a)

waste disposal

b)

trashcan, garbage can

27.
dustman
a)

cleaner

b)

garbage collector

28.
dynamo
a)

rotor

b)

generator

29.
engine
a)

motor

b)

plug

30.
engine driver
a)

train driver

b)

chauffeur

31.
film
a)
movie
b)
television
32.
flat
a)
apartment
b)
villa
33.
flyover
a)
path
b)
overpass
34.
garden
a)
farm
b)
yard
35.
gear-lever
a)
brakes
b)
gear-shift
36.
graduate
a)
student
b)
alumnus
37.
grill
a)
boiler
b)
fry
38.
ground floor
a)
first floor
b)
mezzanine
39.
gumshoes, wellington boots
a)
rubbers
b)
shoes
40.
gym shoes, tennis-shoes
a)
sneakers
b)
flip-flops
41.
handbag
a)
rocksack
b)
purse
42.
hoarding
a)
show
b)
billboard
43.
holiday
a)
picnic
b)
vacation
44.
hoover
a)
rover
b)
vacuum cleaner
45.
ill
a)
sick
b)
sleepy
46.
interval
a)
intermission
b)
inteerchange
47.
jumper
a)
sweater
b)
shirt
48.
jug
a)
pitcher
b)
pale
49.
lift
a)
escalator
b)
elevator
50.
lorry
a)
van
b)
truck
51.
luggage
a)
box
b)
baggage
52.
mackintosh
a)
pulley
b)
raincoat
53.
mad
a)
crazy
b)
sluggish
54.
main road
a)
highway
b)
street
55.
maize
a)
corn
b)
seeds
56.
maths
a)
math
b)
numeracy
57.
mean
a)
generous
b)
stingy
58.
motorway
a)
intersection
b)
freeway
59.
nappy
a)
pampers
b)
diaper
60.
nasty
a)
nice
b)
vicious, mean
61.
nowhere
a)
noplace
b)
anyplace
62.
nursing home
a)
private hospital
b)
home
63.
optician
a)
optometrist
b)
triage
64.
paraffin
a)
matches
b)
kerosene
65.
pavement
a)
floor
b)
sidewalk
66.
peep
a)
sneaky
b)
peek
67.
petrol
a)
fire
b)
gasoline
68.
post
a)
mail
b)
poster
69.
postbox
a)
mailbox
b)
zipline
70.
postman
a)
mailman, mail carrier
b)
delivery
71.
potato crisps
a)
potato chips
b)
potato flakes
72.
pram
a)
pusher
b)
baby carriage
73.
public toilet
a)
grand room
b)
restroom
74.
puncture
a)
bomb
b)
blow-out
75.
push-chair
a)
stroller
b)
baby sitter
76.
queue
a)
line
b)
waiter
77.
railway
a)
railroad
b)
line
78.
railway carriage
a)
railway car
b)
motor
79.
return (ticket)
a)
return paper
b)
round trip
80.
reverse charges
a)
payments
b)
call collect
81.
rise (in salary)
a)
lift
b)
raise
82.
roundabout
a)
traffic circle
b)
round street
83.
rubber
a)

cleaner

b)

eraser

84.
rubbish
a)

can

b)

garbage, trash

85.
saloon (car)
a)
sedan
b)
jeep
86.
sellotape
a)
sealer
b)
Scotch tape
87.
shop
a)
ribbon
b)
store
88.
silencer
a)
gloves
b)
muffler
89.
single (ticket)
a)
legspace
b)
one-way
90.
somewhere
a)
someplace
b)
sometime
91.
spanner
a)
wrench
b)
plyer
92.
staff (of a university)
a)
faculty
b)
people
93.
sweet
a)
ice cream
b)
dessert
94.
sweets
a)

candy

b)

chocolate

95.
tap
a)

faucet

b)

water

96.
taxi
a)
car
b)
cab
97.
tea-towel
a)
dish-towel
b)
tissue paper
98.
term
a)
semester
b)
session
99.
timetable
a)
schedule
b)
time
100.
tin
a)
bottle
b)
can
101.
toll motorway
a)
gate
b)
turnpike
102.
torch
a)
light
b)
flashlight
103.
tramp
a)
tourist
b)
hobo
104.
trousers
a)
pants
b)
shorts
105.
turn-ups
a)
cuffs
b)
flippers
106.
underground railway
a)
subway
b)
train
107.
underpants
a)
trousers
b)
shorts
108.
verge (of road)
a)
neck (of road)
b)
shoulder (of road)
109.
waistcoat
a)
raincoat
b)
vest
110.
wardrobe
a)
closet
b)
chest
111.
wash your hands
a)
wash up
b)
wash down
112.
windscreen
a)
windshield
b)
windcover
113.
wing
a)
feather
b)
fender
114.
zip
a)
string
b)
zipper