Are these sentences British or American English?
Decide, by reading the whole sentence, if you have to use the British or the
American word, which is given in brackets.
- Juliet spends her time with the
Girl Scouts and Chuck spends his leisure time playing (football / soccer)
or watching TV.
- As I was driving down the
motorway, I noticed that my (motor / engine) was overheating.
- The radiator was empty, so I
drove carefully to the nearest (gas station / petrol station). There was a
long line of automobiles waiting at the (gasoline / petrol) pumps.
- Steam was coming from under the
(bonnet / hood) as I drove up the water tap.
- Mr. Wilson was driving into
town .Suddenly the traffic lights changed and he stopped the car at the (pedestrian
crossing / crosswalk).
- Just then an (articulated lorry
/ trailer truck) passed him and scraped the fenders on the driver’s side
of the car.
- Soon a cop arrived and
questioned several witnesses who were on the (sidewalk / pavement).
- The lorry driver was convicted
of driving without care and attention and was (sacked / fired) by his
boss.
- Henry’s son was running in from
the yard, while his wife was going into the kitchen to (wash / wash up)
the dishes. Henry shouted at him: “You shouldn’t come into the house with
those muddy (rain boots /
- The smart government employee
was waiting at the bar to order a (lager / beer) and a glass of (whisky / whiskey).
KEY
- soccer
- engine
- gas station – gasoline
- bonnet
- pedestrian crossing
- trailer truck
- sidewalk
- sacked
- wash – rain boots
- beer – whiskey
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