American English

Nuno Moreira 11ºJ

British English vs American English

 Vocabulary
 Spelling
 Grammar
Vocabulary

Garbage, Trash

Rubbish
Vocabulary

Go on vacation

Go on holidays
Vocabulary

Apartment

Flat
Vocabulary

Second Floor
First floor

First floor
Ground floor
Vocabulary

Elevator

Lift
Vocabulary

TV

Telly
Vocabulary

Sidewalk

Pavemnet
Vocabulary

Subway

Underground
 Spelling

 ~re – ~er

Center Theater Meter Somber

Centre Theatre Metre Sombre

 Spelling

 ~nce – ~nse

License Defense Offense

Licence Defence Offence

 Spelling

 ~ou – ~o

Color Favor Honor Labor

Colour Favour Honour Labour

 Spelling

 ~ise – ~ize

Organize Apologize Analyze Cozy

Organise Apologise Analyse Cosy

 Spelling

 ~ll – ~l

Traveled Canceled Marvelous

Travelled Cancelled Marvellous

Grammar
- some difference in preposition use
On the weekend
Different from/than

At the weekend
Different from/to
Grammar
- different past tense forms
Learned Dreamed Burned Leaned

Learnt Dreamt Burnt Leant

Grammar
- diferente past tense forms
Dove

Dived
Grammar
- past participle
Get / got / gotten

Get / got / got

The end