Unit 7: Britain vs USA | Vocabulary | B2

EXERCISE 1

The following are examples of American English spellings. Using a dictionary where necessary, write down the British English spelling in each case:

EXERCISE 2

Apart from such spelling differences, American English also employs a variety of alternative vocabulary. Match these American words with their British equivalents:

EXERCISE 3

Using a dictionary where necessary, complete the following list by providing the American English equivalents:

EXERCISE 4

Use the words in the box in their American English forms to fill the gaps below:

It was a cold, 1.                     evening and the baby wouldn’t stop crying. We tried everything: changed his 2.                        , fed him his favourite 3.                    but nothing worked. Even though it was the middle of the night, and chilly outside with 4.                      on its way, he wanted to take his 5.                    and sit in the garden in his 6.                         . I finally managed to distract his attention with a Mickey Mouse 7.                          while Pete went round to the 8.                         to get some aspirins. We need a 9.                                  after all this. Maybe I’ll go to visit my sister in 10.                            ; she’s invited me enough times but the expense is always a problem. I just never seem to have any fun these days; even a night out at the 11.                         would be nice. So much for parenthood!

EXERCISE 5

Complete the following to find six British newspapers:

EXERCISE 6

Look at the map and unscramble the following to find the names of 10 well-known cities in the U.K.:

ODORFX                                                                              

DESLE                                                                                  

EHSMNACTRE                                                                    

ODNOLN                                                                              

PVLOEOIRL                                                                         

OVDRE                                                                                 

BMACGRDIE                                                                       

WGAGOLS                                                                           

FRIFDAC                                                                             

TBISRLO