British vs American English

GB vs. US English - main differences

vocabulary

spelling

pronunciation

grammar

US English spelling

-er / -or

-re / -our

colour - color; centre - center; theatre - theater

-ize

-ise

memorise / memorize; realise / realize

Simplified spelling

jewellery / jewelry; catalogue / catalog; paediatric / pediatric

British and American vocabulary

Guess the pairs and click on continue when you're done

crosswalk

boot.

luggage

gas

hood

lorry

line

petrol

bonnet.

freeway

truck

single.

queue.

subway

vacation

motorway

one-way

pavement

underground

baggage

parking lot

holiday

return trip.

round trip

sidewalk

NEXT

railway carriage.

zebra

car park

railway car

trunk

British and American vocabulary

queue

petrol

gas

line

freeway

motorway

one-way trip

single trip

holiday

lorry.

truck

vacation

car park

round trip

parking lot

baggage

return

luggage

pavement

railway car

railway carriage

sidewalk

trunk

boot

crosswalk

underground

bonnet

zebra

hood

subway

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What's the North American equivalent?

flat

wardrobe

pram

nappy

biscuits

rubber

garden

tap (n.)

(school) term

sweets