1. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN
ENGLISH AND BRITISH ENGLISH

3.  Introduction
 Historical Background
 Spelling
 Pronounciation
 Vocabulary
 Grammar
 Conclusion

4.  INTRODUCTION
American English and British English are two versions of
the same language.
“England and America are two countries divided by a common
language”(Geoger Bernard Shaw)

5.  HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

6.  SPELLING

7. America
n
British America
n
British America
n
British
-or -our -ize -ise -ll -l
flavor flavour recogniz
e
recognis
e
fulfill fulfil
humor humorou
r
organize organise traveller traveler
Many of these spelling differences result from French influence on English:
 British English has a tendency to keep the spelling of many words of French
origin
 American try to spell words more closely.They sound phonetically and they
tend to omit some letters.

9.  PROUNCIATION
Prounciation-differences in both vovel and
consonant as well as stress and intonation

10.  STRESS
BRITISH
adult
ballet
brochure
advertisement
A M E R I C A N
 adult
 ballet
 brochure
 advertisement

11. THE SOUND OF A
B R I T I S H [ A ]
 bath
 class
 chance
 ask
 after
 can’t
A M E R I C A N [ Ə ]

12. THE SOUND OF T
B R I T I S H [ T ]
 better
 water
 writing
 bottom
 artificial
A M E R I C A N [ D ]

13. VOCABULARY
AMERICAN
 Sidewalk
 President
 Ladybug
 Cotton candy
 Flight attendant
 Carry out
 Post code
 attorney
BRITISH
 Pavement
 Chairman
 Lady bird
 Candy floss
 Airhostess
 Take away
 Zip code
 solicitor

14. CLOTHES BUILDINGS

16. GRAMMAR
 Past tense /Present perfect
 The verb ‘’get’’

17. PAST TENSE/ PRESENT PERFECT
BRITISH
 I have lost my
keys
 Have you finished
your work?
 I have already
seen that film.
AMERICAN
 I lost my keys
 Did you finished
your work?
 I already saw that
film.

18. USE OF THE VERB ‘’GET’’
AMERICAN
He has gotten much
better at playing
tennis
He has gotten a
prize
BRITISH
He has got much
better at playing
tennis
He has got a prize

19. CONCLUSION