BRITISH VS AMERICAN SPELLING GUIDE
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This document compares and contrasts British and American spelling conventions across several categories of words. It provides the British and American spellings for words ending in -re, -our, -ize/-ise, -yse, a vowel plus l, double vowels, -ence, -ogue, and words containing -dge/-gue. The key differences are that American spellings tend to drop unnecessary letters and simplify spellings compared to British conventions.
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BRITISH VS AMERICAN SPELLING GUIDE
- 2. Nouns ending with –ogue Nouns ending with –ence Words ending in –re BRITISH VS AMERICAN SPELLING Words spelled with double vowels Words ending in our Words ending in ize or -ise Words ending in a vowel plus l Words ending in yse
- 3. Word ending in –re British English words that end in -re often end in -er in American English: British American centre center fibre fiber litre liter theatre theater or theatre
- 4. Words ending in -our British English words ending in -our usually end in -or in American English: British American colour Color flavour Flavor humour Humor labour labor neighbour neighbor
- 5. Words ending in -ize or -ise Verbs in British English that can be spelled with either -ize or -ise at the end are always spelled with -ize at the end in American English: British American apologize or apologise apologize organize or organise organize recognize or recognise recognize
- 6. Words ending in -yse Verbs in British English that end in -yse are always spelled -yze in American English: British American analyse analyze breathalyse breathalyze paralyse paralyze
- 7. Words ending in a vowel plus l In British spelling, verbs ending in a vowel plus l double the l when adding endings that begin with a vowel. In American English, the l is not doubled: British American travel travelled travelling traveller travel traveled traveling traveler fuel fuelled fuelling fuel fueled fueling
- 8. Words spelled with double vowel British English words that are spelled with the double vowels ae or oe are just spelled with an e in American English: British American leukaemia leukemia manoeuvre maneuver oestrogen estrogen paediatric pediatric
- 9. Nouns ending with –ence Some nouns that end with -ence in British English are spelled -ense in American English: British American defence defense licence license offence offense pretence pretense
- 10. Nouns ending with –ogue Some nouns that end with -ogue in British English end with either -og or -ogue in American English: British American analogue analog or analogue catalogue catalog or catalogue dialogue dialog or dialogue
- 11. British -dge/-gue vs. American dg/-gu) judgement judgment arguement argument