BRITISH ENGLISH VS.

AMERICAN ENGLISH

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S British vs. American English

A. Complete the sentences with the British English words from the box.

mobile rubbish lift autumn flat chemist

trousers biscuit holiday film chips bill

1. Halloween is a holiday that we celebrate in the .........................

2. My ......................... is on the sixth floor of a tall building.

3. As soon as school finishes, I'm going on ......................... to Australia.

4. I was too tired to walk upstairs, so I took the .........................

5. I have a chocolate ......................... with my tea every morning.

6. I had a lot of potatoes, so I decided to make .........................

7. We can't leave the restaurant until we've paid the .........................

8. I watched a scary ......................... on television last night.

9. Sam spends most of his time talking on his .........................

10. Before I go to bed, I'll take out the .........................

11. Tom was wearing a new pair of .........................

12. I spent a lot of money at the ......................... this afternoon.

B. Find American English words in the word search that have the same meanings as
the British English words above. Then, match each American word to the sentence
that contains the British word with the same meaning.

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2. ......................... 5. ......................... 8. ......................... 11. .........................

3. ......................... 6. ......................... 9. ......................... 12. .........................

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 BRITISH ENGLISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S British vs. American English

C. Complete each sentence on the right with a word from the box. Then, match each
sentence with one on the left that contains the word with the same meaning.

trash cell phone pants vacation bills chips

chemist movies elevator biscuit fall flat

1. He has three pairs of trousers. ...... biscuit

a. Emma eats a ...................... at night.

2. I eat a cookie each morning. ...... b. He always pays ...................... in cash.

3. Jon goes on holiday monthly. ...... c. She shares a ...................... with friends.

4. She always takes the lift upstairs. ...... d. Tom never takes out the ......................

5. Kate paid the check by credit card. ...... e. Lee never answers his ......................

6. They love the weather in autumn. ...... f. She rarely takes a ......................

7. Matt eats his french fries with salt. ...... g. They watch ...................... at home.

8. She watches films at the cinema. ...... h. I live next to a ......................

9. Olly likes to talk on his mobile. ...... i. They find the ...................... too cold.

10. Paul lives alone in his apartment. ...... j. Miko takes the ...................... downstairs.

11. We live above a drugstore. ...... k. Mike has one pair of ......................

12. Ann takes the rubbish out nightly. ...... l. He never puts salt on his ......................

D. Now, write A next to the sentences above that contain an American English word
and B next to the sentences that contain a British English word.

E. Complete the sentences with the correct word from each word pair. Sentences about
America need the American word and sentences about Britain need the British word.

holiday / vacation chips / french fries fall / autumn

biscuit / cookie bill / check films / movies

1. Stephen Spielberg is a director from America who has made many famous .........................

2. People in Britain often leave a tip when paying the ......................... after a meal.

3. In Britain, the average person eats 30 kilograms of ......................... a year.

4. Thanksgiving is an American holiday that is celebrated in the .........................

5. The average person in Britain takes a ......................... once a year.

6. The most popular type of ......................... in America is chocolate chip.

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