american versus british
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British English vs. American English Example: In the UK, you play football; in the US, you play soccer . 1. In the UK, you eat biscuits; in the US, you eat cookies. 2. In the UK, you buy a return ticket; in the US, you buy a roundtrip. 3. In the UK, you take a lift; in the US, you take an elevator. 4. In the UK, you go to the cinema; in the US, you go to the movies. 5. In the UK, you wear trousers; in the US, you wear pants. 6. In the UK, you go on holiday; in the US, you go on vacations . 7. In the UK, you wait in a queue; in the US, you wait in a line . 8. In the UK, you put petrol in your car; in the US, you put gas in your car. 9. In the UK, you drive a lorry; in the US, you drive a truck. 10. In the UK, the third season is autumn; in the US, the third season is fall. 11. In the UK, you wear a jumper; in the US, you wear a sweater . 12. In the UK, you eat sweets; in the US, you eat candy. 13. In the UK, you live in a flat; in the US, you live in an apartment. 14. In the UK, you live with a flatmate; in the US, you live with a roommate. 15. In the UK, you eat chips; in the US, you eat fries . 16. In the UK, you eat crisps; in the US, you eat chips . 17. In the UK, you throw away rubbish; in the US, you throw away garbage . 18. In the UK, you throw rubbish in the dustbin; in the US, you throw in the trashcan . 19. In the UK, the back of a car is the boot; in the US, the back of a car is the trunk. 20. In the UK, the front of a car is the bonnet; in the US, the front of a car is the hood.
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British English vs. American EnglishExample: In the UK, you play football; in the US, you play soccer.1. In the UK, you eat biscuits; in the US, you eat cookies.2. In the UK, you buy a return ticket; in the US, you buy a roundtrip.3. In the UK, you take a lift; in the US, you take an elevator.4. In the UK, you go to the cinema; in the US, you go to the movies.5. In the UK, you wear trousers; in the US, you wear pants.6. In the UK, you go on holiday; in the US, you go on vacations.7. In the UK, you wait in a queue; in the US, you wait in a line.8. In the UK, you put petrol in your car; in the US, you put gas in your car.9. In the UK, you drive a lorry; in the US, you drive a truck.10. In the UK, the third season is autumn; in the US, the third season is fall.11. In the UK, you wear a jumper; in the US, you wear a sweater.12. In the UK, you eat sweets; in the US, you eat candy.13. In the UK, you live in a flat; in the US, you live in an apartment.14. In the UK, you live with a flatmate; in the US, you live with a roommate.15. In the UK, you eat chips; in the US, you eat fries.16. In the UK, you eat crisps; in the US, you eat chips.17. In the UK, you throw away rubbish; in the US, you throw away garbage.18. In the UK, you throw rubbish in the dustbin; in the US, you throw in the trashcan.19. In the UK, the back of a car is the boot; in the US, the back of a car is the trunk.20. In the UK, the front of a car is the bonnet; in the US, the front of a car is the hood.
United Kingdom VS United States
UK - British English
1. biscuit2. garden3. lorry4. crisps5. chips6. lift7. rubbish8. rubbish bin9. post box10. rubber11. trousers12. courgette13. pants14. petrol15. motorway16. spanner17. boot18. jam19. sweets20. torch
US – American English
1. cookie
2. yard
3. truck
4. chips
5. fries
6. elevator
7. trash
8. trashcan
9. mailbox
10. eraser
11. pants
12. zucchini
13. underwear
14. gas
15. freeway
16. wrench
17. trunk
18. jelly
19. candy
20. Flashlights
United Kingdom VS United States
UK- British English
1. return
2. cinema
3. holiday
4. queue
5. autumn
6. jumper
7. flat
8. flat room
9. bonnet
10. crazy
11. schedule
12. stroller
13. sunscreen
14. call
15. her name is
16. drunk
17. eager
18. exhausted
US – American English
1. roundtrip
2. movies
3. vacations
4. line
5. fall
6. sweater
7. apartment
8. roommate
9. hood
10. mad
11. timetable
12. pushchair
13. sun cream
14. ring
15. she’s called
16. pissed
17. keen
18. knackered
Directions: Listen. Write UK for British and US for American English.
1. Cookies -2. roundtrip -3. elevator -4. movies -5. pants -6. vacation-7. line -8. gas -9. truck-10. fall -11. sweater-12. candy -13. apartment -14. roommate -15. fries -16. chips -17. garbage-18. trashcan -19. trunk -20. hood-
