Other Words

British English	American English
Torch	Flashlight
Plaster	Band-Aid
Autumn	Fall
Bank Holiday	National Holiday
Lift	Elevator
Queue There's a queue.	Stand in a Line There's a line.
Quid (slang for pound)	Bucks
Surgery	Doctor's office
Trodden on	Stepped on
I'm knackered	I'm Beat
Kip / sleep	sleep
Nick	steal
Wireless / Radio	Radio
Starkers / naked	Naked
Come round	Come over
Off you go	Go ahead
It's gone off	It's spoiled
Lady bird	Lady bug

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British words vs. American words

Write the common American word instead of the British English word:

1. She bought a tin of beer - She bought a___________ of beer.

2. He bought some sweets. He bought some___________ .

3. She took her clothes from the wardrobe. She took her clothes from the__________ .

4. She ate a biscuit. She ate a___________ .

5. They bought a pack of cards. They bought a of__________ cards.

6. The baby needed a new nappy. The baby needed a new________________ .

7. A pencil and a rubber are necessary tools. A pencil and an__________ are necessary tools.

8. Fill up the tank with petrol. Fill up the tank with _____________.

9. It was all rubbish. It was all_________________ .

10. What class are you in? What are________ you in?

11. The postman delivered a parcel. The _________delivered a___________ .

12. The tube is an effective transport. The__________ is an effective transport.

13. They had three weeks holiday. They had three weeks _________.

14. The car drove in the round-about. The car drove in the _____________.

15. They approached a crossroads. They approached an _______________ .

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