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British/American English

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a 'tap' in British English. In American English, it is a ....

a)

mail

b)

jelly

c)

cab

d)

faucet

2.

In British English, this is a 'back garden'. In American English, it is a...

a)

back park

b)

back field

c)

back yard

d)

back camp

3.

In American English, this is called an 'elevator'. In British English, it is called a ...

a)

rise

b)

jump

c)

raise

d)

lift

4.

In American English, people stand in a line. In British English, they stand in a ...

a)

queue

b)

row

c)

indent

d)

spread

5.

In the USA, you would order french fries, but in the UK, you would order ...

a)

crisps

b)

chips

c)

sparks

d)

english fries

6.

In the USA, drivers fill up their cars with gasoline. In the UK, they fill up their cars with ...

a)

oil

b)

combustible

c)

fumes

d)

petrol

7.

In the USA, people watch movies; however, in the UK, they watch ...

a)

films

b)

traces

c)

layers

d)

surfaces

8.

What we call a 'lorry' in the UK, is known as a '......................' in the USA.

a)

trunk

b)

train

c)

trought

d)

truck

9.

In British English, we call unwanted items 'rubbish', but in American English, this is known as...

a)

forage

b)

garage

c)

barrage

d)

garbage

10.

In the USA, this is a packet of chips; but in the UK, it is a packet of ......

a)

french fries

b)

potato chips

c)

crisps

d)

fritters

11.

In the USA, the season after summer is called 'fall'; however, in the UK, it is called...

a)

descend

b)

autumn

c)

gloaming

d)

twilight

12.

In the USA, you spread jelly on toast; but in the UK, this is known as ...

a)

jam

b)

ham

c)

jambon

d)

butter

13.

In the UK, you would say that the letter is in the post; but in the USA, you would say the letter is in the...

a)

system

b)

tubes

c)

mail

d)

send

14.

English people walk on the pavement; American people walk on the .............

a)

nearway

b)

sidewalk

c)

jumpland

d)

crosslane

15.

While Americans live in apartments, British people live in ............... .

a)

departments

b)

flats

c)

condominiums

d)

halls

16.

In the USA, it is known as a bus; however, in the UK, it is called a _____________.

a)

car

b)

van

c)

coach

d)

carriage

17.

In the UK, we call it luggage; but in the USA, it is known as ........

a)

carriage

b)

marriage

c)

damage

d)

baggage

18.

In the UK, we call them taxis; however, in the USA, they call them ...

a)

cubs

b)

cribs

c)

clubs

d)

cabs

19.

In the USA, you place your clothes in the closet; in the UK, you put your clothes in the ...

a)

drawer

b)

wardrobe

c)

storeroom

d)

larder

20.

In the UK, this is called a caravan; in the USA, it is called a ...

a)

tent

b)

booth

c)

cubicle

d)

trailer

21.

New York has a subway; London has a/an ....

a)

hidden chamber

b)

underground

c)

nether realm

d)

below city