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.
- Every child in the family
expected presents on ( Boxing day / the day after Christmas ), but the
adults said that Santa Clause had run out of petrol.
- The baby was crying in her (
cot / crib ), so Mary gave her her pacifier and changed her ( diaper /
nappy ).
- Her sister was visiting her
during her vacation, so Mary put up a ( cot / camp bed ) next to the
baby’s crib.
- In the morning, when the baby
woke up, they went to the ( shopping centre / mall ), so they put the baby
in the stroller.
- They took the car and stopped
at the petrol station; they had to open the (hood / bonnet ) because they
heard a strange noise.
- Finally, when they got to the
mall, they left the car in the ( car park / parking lot ).
- My apartment is on the fourth
floor but I’m afraid there’s no ( lift / elevator)
- The trousers look nice with that
( waistcoat / vest )
- Put the garbage in the (dustbin
/ trashcan )
- At my son’s High School the new ( term / semester ) starts next
week.
- After changing his nappy, Mary put the baby in the ( stroller /
push chair ) because he was too big for the ( pram / baby carriage )
KEY
- Boxing Day
- crib – diaper
- cot
- mall
- bonnet
- parking lot
- elevator
- waistcoat
- trashcan
- semester
- push chair - pram
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