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American or British spelling

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Check all boxes with british words.

a)

Holiday

b)

Biscuit

c)

Cookie

d)

Mailbox

e)

Flat

2.

My computer isn't working. I haven't gotten anything done.

a)

British

b)

American

3.

British English słowo eggplant to...?

(a)  

4.
Taxi
a)
British
b)
American
5.

The word analise is spelled correctly in

a)

British English

b)

American English

6.

I ............ in Economics and social studies in ...............

I am now studying for a ......... in business administration.

a)

majored / high school / licence

b)

passed / lycée/ licence

c)

majored/ high school / degree

d)

specialed / high school / licence

7.

Bangs

a)

Fringe

b)

Fort head

c)

Upper hair

d)

Lass

8.

What does "taking the mick" mean?

a)

Someone is too obsessed with Disney

b)

making fun of someone

c)

Someone not being serious

d)

Drinking too much water

9.

In British English:

a)

pillar box

b)

mail box

10.

wrtite the American spelling of ... neighbour

(a)  

11.

Choose the American spelling of the given word.

a)

fueled

b)

fuelled

12.

It's a nice apartment that you live in. Apartment in American English means___________in British English.

a)

building

b)

round

c)

house

d)

flat

13.

What’s the British English word for these?

a)

cookies

b)

biscuits

14.

Car journey

a)

British

b)

American

15.

/ʃ/ is voiced in words like "excursion" lʒnl, "version" /ʒn/ in …

a)

Pidgin

b)

Creole

c)

Cockney

d)

General American

16.
American airlines have very good...
a)
airplanes
b)
aeroplanes
17.

Match these common British English words with their American equivalent?

Estate car

a)

Gas

b)

Subway

c)

Station wagon

18.

Parking Lot

a)

Car park

b)

apartment

c)

stationary

d)

stay lot

19.

The goal of education is to _____ society.

a)

civilise

b)

civilize

c)

sivileyes

20.

What is the meaning of 'chips' in British English?

a)

chips

b)

frietjes