BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH

WORD LIST

Test Paper: every 3 weeks (1-classify as Br/Am, 2-write the equivalent, 3-make sentences)

No BrE AmE
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1 TRAINERS SNEAKERS
2 JUMPER SWEATER
PULLOVER
3 WASTCOAT VEST
4 BRACES SUSPENDERS
5 CHIPS FRENCH FRIES
6 CRISPS POTATO CHIPS
7 BISCUIT COOKIE
8 PECKISH HUNGRY
9 COLOUR COLOR
10 AEROPLANE AIRPLANE
11 CHEQUE CHECK
12 THEATRE THEATER
13 GREY GRAY
14 COURGETTE ZUCCHINI
15 AUBERGINE EGGPLANT
16 JACKET POTATO BAKED POTATO
17 RUNNER BEAN STRING BEAN(*also Br E)
18 BLOCK OF FLATS APARTMENT BUILDING
19 FLAT APARTMENT
20 GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR(*first floor-
second floor, etc)
21 UNDERGROUND SUBWAY
22 CHEMIST’S DRUGSTORE/PHARMACY
23 PHONE BOX PHONE BOOTH
24 QUEUE LINE
25 BONNET HOOD
26 BOOT TRUNK
27 WINDSCREEN WINDSHIELD
28 INDICATOR BLINKER(TURN SIGNAL)
29 TYRE TIRE
30 TIMETABLE SCHEDULE
31 RUBBER ERASER
32 POST MAIL
33 HOLIDAY VACATION
34 AUTUMN FALL
35 HIGH STREET MAIN STREET
36 LORRY TRUCK
37 ESTATE CAR STATION WAGON
38 LIFT ELEVATOR
39 ODOUR ODOR