British or North American English? 1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Different vocabulary/spelling British or North American English

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What is this man doing? Is it different in British and North American English?

British - to realise; NA - to realize

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There are lots of different ______s in the circle (spell this in both)

British - colour; NA - color

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In North America it's a line of people (or penguins), but in Britain we say _____

queue

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In North America they talk about ______, but in Britain we prefer ______

movies ____ films

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What's this sport called in North America?

soccer

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I swam 25 meters yesterday (British or NA? And the other?)

NA (British - metres)

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That's such beautiful jewelry! (British or NA? And the other?)

NA (British - jewellery)

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In Britain we talk about trousers, but in North America they say _____

pants

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I live in a small flat in Gràcia Nova. (British or NA? And the other?)

British (NA - apartment)

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He loves eating _____, though he knows they're not healthy (in both!)

British - crisps; NA - chips

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In Britain we talk about trainers, but in North America they say _____

sneakers

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What are you going to do for your summer holiday? (Holiday in NA English?)

vacation

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In Britain it's petrol, but in North America it's _______.

gas/gasoline

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In British English and NA English?

British - rubber; NA - eraser

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In British English, this season is ________

autumn

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In North American English, this season is ________

(the) fall

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