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metre – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: meter (BrE ‑re spelling)

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mould – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: mold (BrE keeps ‑ou‑, AmE drops it)

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thief

Give points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

Okay!

shark

Other team loses 10 points!

Okay!

baam

Lose 5 points!

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travelling – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: traveling (BrE doubles l)

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monster

Reset all scores!

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fairy

Take points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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thief

Give points!

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odor – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

American → British: odour (BrE ‑our)

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seesaw

Swap points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

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lifesaver

Give 20 points!

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kerb – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: curb (lexical spelling difference)

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instalment – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: installment (AmE uses double l)

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plough – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: plow (AmE spelling simplification)

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vapour – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: vapor (BrE ‑our)

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programme – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: program (AmE drops ‑me)

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boom

Lose 50 points!

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star

Double points!

Okay!

rocket

Go to first place!

Okay!

banana

Go to last place!

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tyre – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: tire (BrE spelling for wheels)

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offence – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

British → American: offense (BrE ‑ce, AmE ‑se)

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color – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.

American → British: colour (AmE ‑or, BrE ‑our)

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