1. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
BRITISH AND AMERICAN
ENGLISH
AVOIDING MISUNDERSTANDINGS

2. SPELLING
British English American English
o Honour , colour, humour o Honor , color, humor
o Catalogue, dialogue, analogue o Catalog, dialog, analog
o Centre, theatre, fibre o Center, theater, fiber
o Apologise, recognise, practise o Apologize, recognize, practice
o Travelled, traveller, travelling o Traveled, traveler, traveling

3. PRONUNCIATION
British English American English
 Car / ka:/  Car /ka:r/
 Park /pa:k/  Park / pa:rk/
 Beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/  Beautiful /ˈbjuːtəfəl /
 Twenty /'twentɪ/  Twenty /'twenɪ/
 Inventory /ˈɪnvəntri/  Inventory /ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/
 Dynasty /ˈdɪnəsti/  Dynasty / ˈdaɪnəsti /

4. GRAMMAR
British English American English
To Have got To Have
I have got two older brothers. I have two older brothers.
She has got a nice dog. She has a nice dog.
Have you got a car?. Do you have a car?.
Present Perfect Past Simple
They have just finished their They just finished their homework.
homework.
He has already read that book. He already read that book.

5. VOCABULARY
Verbs
British English American English
Have Take
Have a bath Take a bath
Have a rest Take a rest
Have a look Take a look
Past Participle Past Participle
Get: Got Get: Gotten
Learn:Learnt Learn: Learned
Smell: Smelt Smell: Smelled
Dream: Dreamt Dream: Dreamed
Wake: Woken Wake: Waked

6. VOCABULARY
Nouns
British English American English
Rubbish Garbage
Main road Highway
Flat Apartment
Lorry Truck
Biscuit Cookie

7. VOCABULARY
Prepositions
British English American English
Talk to Talk with
Speak to Speak with
Write to me Write me
At the weekend On the weekend
At the corner On the corner
In the street On the street