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.

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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

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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

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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-