British

Vocabulary Lesson
British - American English - Spelling Rules
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Suhanto Kastaredja SMA Negeri 14 Jl Perum YKP Blok KK Tenggilis Mejoyo Rungkut Surabaya There are some spelling differences in American English. In the 1800's, the US Congress actually called for several changes to make words more phonetic. Look at the following examples: British English 1 2 3 4 5 6 words ending in -re words ending in -our words ending in -ogue words ending in -ise/ize final -l doubled after short vowel words ending in -ence American English change to -er change to -or change to -og ending only in -ize - l not always doubled after a short vowel change to -ense Example (British - American) centre - center metre - meter colour - color catalogue - catalog realise/realize - realize travelled - traveled modelling - modeling defence - defense licence - license

Look at the followings lists for words which have different meanings in British and American English: British English - American English American English - British English Thanks to John.

British - American English

Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in British and American English. A-E F-J K-O P-T U-Z

British English - American English American English - British English British English accelerator accumulator advertisement aerial (TV, radio) air hostess alsatian Amercian Indian anorak anywhere at home aubergine autumn baking tin bank holiday barrister bat base rate bath to bath bathroom bedside table bill bin biro biscuit bobby bobsleigh bonnet booking bookshop bookstall boot American English A gas pedal, accelerator battery commercial antenna, aerial flight attendant German shepherd Native American parka anyplace,anywhere home, at home eggplant fall, autumn B baking pan legal holiday lawyer paddle prime rate bathtub to bathe bathroom (in privaten Räumen)/toilet nightstand check garbage can ball-point pen cookie police officer bobsled hood reservation bookstore newsstand trunk

braces brackets call box candy floss car park caravan caretaker casualty department catalogue centre chambers chemist's shop cheque chips cinema city centre class cloakroom clothes peg coach cocktail stick cocoa powder coffin colour condom cooker costume cosy cot (Baby) cotton crisps crossroads cupboard current account curriculum vitae cutlery dialogue dinner jacket directory enquiries

suspenders parentheses C phone booth cotton candy parking lot trailer janitor emergency room catalog center law offices drugstore check French fries movie theater downtown grade checkroom clothespin long distance bus toothpick unsweetened cocoa casket, coffin color rubber, condom stove swimsuit cozy crib thread potato chips crossroad (Land) intersection (Stadt und Land) closet checking account resume silverware D dialog tux, tuxedo directory assistance

diversion doctor's surgery double cream draught draughts drawing pin dress circle dressing gown drink driving driving licence driving wheel duffle coat dummy dustbin duvet dynamo earth earth wire elastoplast engaged engine to enquire enquiry entrée everywhere exercise book expiry date extra time

detour doctor's office heavy cream draft checkers thumbtack balcony bathrobe drunk driving driver's license steering wheel trench coat pacifier garbage can bedspread generator E ground ground wire band-aid busy motor to inquire inquiry appetizer everyplace, everywhere notebook expiration date overtime

Thanks to Edeet, Gabriele, Hans, John, Liz, Monika, Ron and Ulrike.

British - American English
Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in British and American English. A-E F-J K-O P-T U-Z

British English - American English American English - British English

British English

American English

fag fancy dress Father Christmas favourite to fill in filling station film fire brigade first floor fish-fingers flannel flashlight flat flavour flyover football form fortnight fringe from Monday to Friday frying pan gammon gangway garden gear lever Gents to give s.b. a lift goods train grammar school to grill ground floor hairdresser hairdresser harbour hard cooked egg headmaster, head teacher

F cigarette costumes Santa Claus favorite to fill out gas station film, movie fire department second floor fish-sticks face cloth, wash cloth photoflash apartment (flat: eingeschossige Wohnung) flavor overpass soccer grade two weeks bangs from Monday to Friday from Monday through Friday (Freitag eingeschlossen) skillet G ham aisle yard gear shift Men's Room to give s.b. a ride freight train high school to broil first floor H barber shop hairdresser, beauty shop harbor boiled egg principal

high street to hire hire purchase hockey holiday hoover humour ice-hockey icing icing sugar ill indicator injection insect interval inverted commas, quotation marks ironmonger jab jacket potato jam jewellery Joe Bloggs jug jumble sale

main street to rent instalment plan field hockey vacation vaccum cleaner humor I hockey frosting powdered sugar nauseated turn signal shot bug intermission quotation marks hardware store J shot baked potato jelly (no pieces in it) jewelery John Doe pitcher rummage sale

Thanks to Edeet, Gabriele, Hans, John, Liz, Monika, Ron and Ulrike.

British - American English
Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in British and American English. A-E F-J K-O P-T U-Z

British English - American English American English - British English British English kilometre American English K kilometer

kitchen roll paper knickers

paper towel panties L label tag labour labor Ladies ladies' room ladybird ladybug lager beer to lay the table to set the table lead leash letterbox mailbox life jacket life vest lift elevator liquidizer blender litre liter lorry truck lost property lost and found luggage baggage, luggage M mackintosh raincoat main road highway maize corn managing director president (business) mashed potato mashed potatoes match game mate buddy maths math mean stingy medicine drugs,medicine mince meat hamburger meat, ground beef mixer blender mobile (phone) cellular, cell motorbike motorcycle motorway freeway, interstate multi-storey car park parking garage mum mom N nappy diaper national insurance number social security number neighbour neighbor newsagent's newspaper store normal regular

note notice board number plate

bill bulletin board license plate

Thanks to Edeet, Gabriele, Hans, John, Liz, Monika, Ron and Ulrike.

British - American English
Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in British and American English. A-E F-J K-O P-T U-Z

British English - American English American English - British English British English a pack of cards a packet of cigarettes pants paper knife paraffin parliament pavement pay rise pedestrian crossing pepper personnel department petrol phone box pickled cucumber platform plug hole polo neck porridge post post code postman primary school prison American English P a deck of cards a package of cigarettes shorts letter opener kerosene/kerosine congress sidewalk pay raise crosswalk bell pepper human resources department gas phone booth dill pickle track drain turtle neck oatmeal mail zip code mailman elementary school grade school jail

programme pub pupil to put sb. through quarrel to quarrel to queue quid railway reception redundant to ring road surface roundabout row rubber rubbish school report secondary school semi-detached house share shop shop assistant single ticket skipping rope sledge solicitor Sorry. spanner sports day state school stock store storey subway sultana to suppose sweet shop

program bar student to connect sb. Q argument to argue to line up buck R railroad front desk laid off to call pavement traffic circle argument eraser garbage S report card high school duplex stock store sales clerk one-way ticket jump rope sled lawyer Excuse me. wrench fields day public school inventory superstore story underpass raisin to guess candy store T

tap taxi taxi rank technical college telephonist term terraces test theatre till timetable tin tissue to think toilet, loo torch tortoise town centre tracks traffic lights trainers tram travelled trolley trousers tumble dryer tyre

faucet cab, taxi taxi stand vocational school telephone operator semester bleachers quiz theater cash register schedule can Kleenex to guess bathroom, rest room flashlight turtle downtown track stop lights sneakers streetcar traveled cart pants clothes dryer tire

Thanks to Edeet, Gabriele, Hans, John, Liz, Monika, Ron and Ulrike.

British - American English
Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in British and American English. A-E F-J K-O P-T U-Z

British English - American English American English - British English British English American English U

underground, tube underlay underpants undertaker

subway carpet pad shorts funeral director V van station wagon vest undershirt video VCR W wage cut salary cut waistcoat vest wallet billfold wardrobe closet to wash wash up wash up liquid dish washing liquid washing up powder laundry soap wellington boots rubbers wholemeal bread brown bread windscreen windshield wing fender Z zebra crossing crosswalk zip zipper Thanks to Edeet, Gabriele, Hans, John, Liz, Monika, Ron and Ulrike.