British English vs American English

Activity 1Match these American words with the pictures.

a trunk / an eraser / a hood / an egg-plant / a movie theatre / cotton candy / subway
a can / a truck / restrooms / a trash can / an elevator / trash / French fries

American American
British English British English
English English

chips an aubergine

a rubber a bin

a lorry rubbish

a cinema the boot

a tin the bonnet

public toilets candy floss

underground a lift

Activity 2 Match the British words with the American words. Mind the odd-one-out !
GB US
 mail
pudding 
store
flat 
mailman
post 
parking lot
torch 
flashlight
car park 
 dessert
postman 
apartment
Activity 3 Is the word English or American? Tick the correct flag.
Mom   petrol  
Mum   gas  
cookies   fizzy drink  
biscuits   soda  
mobile phone   pajamas  
cellphone   pyjamas  
police car   post code  
patrol car   zip code  
mustache   crisps  
moustache   potato chips  
Activity 4 Paraphrase the British sentences using the American words below.
the faucet / movie / suspenders / after /candies / bathroom / do the dishes / Fall / kids
the check / sneakers / the highway /vacation / the sidewalk / line / the shopping mall
It is the best film I have ever seen.
 ______________________________________________________
On October 31st, it's Halloween. Children get a lot of sweets when they say "trick or treat".
 _________________________________________________________________________________
I have drunk so much water, I really need to go to the toilet.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
There are lots of lorries on the motorway today.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
There is a long queue of people waiting at the bus stop.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
White trainers are fashionable this summer.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
It's ten past two.  __________________________________________
My grandfather used to wear striped braces to keep his baggy trousers up.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
I am on holiday for a week and I will return to work next Monday.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
I'm going to the shopping centre, do you want to come with me ?
 _________________________________________________________________________________
You mustn't ride your bike on the pavement !
 _________________________________________________________________________________
I do the washing-up every day after dinner.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
Waiter ! Could you please bring me the bill ?
 _________________________________________________________________________________
Autumn is my favourite season.
 ________________________________________________________
Turn off the tap when you clean your teeth.
 ___________________________________________________________________

Activity 5 British words can sometimes be really different from American words.
Read these American words.What do they mean
in GB ?What do they mean in the US ?Write GB
or US next to the correct picture.Look at the the first floor
example first.

to wash up a lavatory

chips pants

football a vest
 jelly a purse

British English vs American English

Activity 1  Match these American words with the pictures.

a trunk / an eraser / a hood / an egg-plant / a movie theatre / cotton candy / subway
a can / a truck / restrooms / a trash can / an elevator / trash / French fries
American American
British English British English
English English
chips French fries an aubergine egg-plant
a rubber eraser a bin trash can
a lorry truck rubbish trash
movie
a cinema the boot trunk
theatre
a tin can the bonnet hood
public toilets restrooms candy floss cotton candy
underground subway a lift elevator

Activity 2  Match the British words with the American words. Mind the odd-one-out !
GB US
mail
pudding
 store
flat
mailman
post
parking lot
torch
flashlight
car park
dessert
postman 
apartment

Activity 3  Is the word English or American ? Tick the correct flag.

Mom   petrol  
Mum   gas  
cookies   fizzy drink  
biscuits   soda  
mobile phone   pajamas  
cellphone   pyjamas  
police car   post code  
patrol car   zip code  
mustache   crisps  
moustache   potato chips  
Activity 4  Paraphrase the British sentences using the American words below.

It is the best film I have ever seen.

 __________the best movie____________________________________________
On October 31st, it's Halloween. Children get a lot of sweets when they say "trick or treat".
 ____________________________kids___________candies______________________________________
I have drunk so much water, I really need to go to the toilet.
 _________________________________________bathroom
There are lots of lorries on the motorway today.
 ___________trucks on the highway
There is a long queue of people waiting at the bus stop.
 ___________line_________________________________________________________________
White trainers are fashionable this summer.
 ____sneakers_______________________________________________________________________
It's ten past two.  ____________ten after two________
My grandfather used to wear striped braces to keep his baggy trousers up.
 ___________________________suspenders__________________________________________
I am on holiday for a week and I will return to work next Monday.
 _____vacation____________________________________________________________________
I'm going to the shopping centre, do you want to come with me ?
 ___________shopping mall___________________________________________________
You mustn't ride your bike on the pavement !
 __________________________sidewalk__________________________________________
I do the washing-up every day after dinner.
 ____do the dishes_________________________________________________________________
Waiter ! Could you please bring me the bill ?
 ___________________________check_______________________________________
Autumn is my favourite season.
 _____Fall_________favorite_______________
Turn off the tap when you clean your teeth.
 _______the faucet__________________________________________________

Activity 5  British words can sometimes be really different from American words.

to wash up a lavatory
GB US US GB

chips pants
US GB US GB

football a vest
GB US GB US
jelly a purse
US GB US GB