British and American
English
Match the underlined words in sentences 1-6 to the American words.
(vacation - candies - mail - fall - elevator - apartment - cookies - freeway)
1 The motorway is always busy in the rush hour.
2 Sarah never eats biscuits and sweets because she is on a diet.
3 Our flat is on the 11th floor, so you should take the lift.
4 Mr. Brown’s going to Europe tomorrow on a two-week holiday.
5 The trees look absolutely beautiful in the autumn.
6 Has the evening post arrived yet?
1 bathrobe (towel,
dressing gown, pyjamas)
2 eraser (pen, pencil, rubber)
3 truck (lorry, car, van)
4 gas (oil, petrol, air)
5 check (bank note, bill, cash desk)
6 line (rope,
crowd, queue)
7 flashlight (light
bulb, torch, traffic light)
8 sidewalk (pavement, road, underpass)
6 colour____________________
7 center___________________
8 hospitalized_____________
Change the following into British English.
1 My suit is in the closet.
________________________________________________________________________________
2 Pass me the candies,
please.__________________________________________________________________________
3 They’ve run out of
gas._________________________________________________________________________________
4 It’s very dark here. Open the
drapes.________________________________________________________________
5 My favourite season of the year is
fall.______________________________________________________________
6 One-way or round trip? ________________________________________________________________________________
7 Frank left the faucet on in the
kitchen.______________________________________________________________
8 Suddenly the motorcycle went up on the
sidewalk.________________________________________________
