British and American English 15

1. Match the American English words on the left with the British English words on the right

1. Cellular                  a. holiday
2. Diaper                 b. note
3. Apartment           c. chemist
4. Truck                  d. plaster
5. Fall                     e. biscuits
6. Vacation             f. bill (restaurant)
7.  Band-aid            g. lift
8. Purse                   h. mobile
9.  Check                  i. petrol
10. Cookies               j. nappy
11. Drugstore            k. tap
12. Freeway              l. handbag
13. Gas                      m. underground
14. Bill (money)        n. lorry
15.  Elevator              o. autumn
16. Candy                  p. motorway 
17. Subway               q. sweets
18.  Faucet                 r. flat

2. Change these sentences from American into British English

1. Can you go to the drugstore, honey? We need some diapers for the baby and a band-aid for my finger.

2. Last fall, I was driving along a freeway when I ran out of gas. Luckily, a truck driver stopped and gave me a ride.

3. Our apartment is quite near the subway station.

4. They rang us from their cellular to invite us to spend our Christmas vacation with them.

5. It’s my turn to pay the check. Pass me my purse. I’ve got a 500 bill in it.

6. Cookies and candy are bad for our teeth.

7. Nothing works round here! Not only is the elevator broken, but so is the faucet in the bathroom.

1. chemist, darling, nappies, plaster                            

2. Autumn, motorway, petrol, lorry, lift

3. flat, underground              4. mobile, holidays                   5. bill, handbag, note

6. Biscuits, sweets                 7. lift, tap

KEY

  1.  H            2. J         3. R        4. N        5. O        6. A        7. D        8. L         9. F

10. E              11.C       12. P      13. I       14. B      15. G      16. Q     17. M     18. K