Do You Use American or British Words?

1. A small light which is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries is a ...

Flashlight

Torch

Absolutely neither / Don't know

2. A "cot" is a ...

Small bed for a baby with high bars round the sides so that the child cannot fall out

Camp-bed

Absolutely neither / Don't know

3. I say tomato, you say ...

To-MAH-to

To-MAY-to

Absolutely neither / Don't know

4. Would you say that the economy has ___ worse?

Got

Gotten

Absolutely neither / Don't know

5. If you need to erase a pencil mark, you may ask for a rubber.

No

Yes

Don't know

6. Suspenders are for ...

Men

Women

Don't know

7. You pronounce the first vowel in "stupid" as ...

Cue

Cool

Absolutely neither / Don't know

8. The last letter of the alphabet is called ...

Zed

Zee

Neither / Don't know

9. At school, children study ...

Math

Maths

Absolutely neither / Don't know

10. Some parts of a car: ...

Bonnet, Windscreen, Boot, Reversing lights, Gear lever, Number plate

Hood, Windshield, Trunk, Back-up lights, Gear shift, License plate

Absolutely neither / Don't know

11. Please read "2,300 practical recipes".

Twenty-three hundred practical recipes

Two thousand three hundred practical recipes

Absolutely neither / Don't know

12. In order to drive a car, you need a ...

Driving licence

Driver's license

Absolutely neither / Don't know

13. Precious rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings are ...

Jewellery

Jewelry

Absolutely neither / Don't know

14. Brackets are ... (please note: you may say both, but what would your first choice be?)

[ ]

( )

Absolutely neither / Don't know

15. To hide something embarrassing, you might sweep it ... (please note: you may say both, but what would your first choice be?)

Under the rug

Under the carpet

Absolutely neither / Don't know

16. If you want to wish good luck, you might say ... (please note: you may say both, but what would your first choice be?)

Knock on wood

Touch wood

Absolutely neither / Don't know

17. The name of the sign "#" is ...

Hash

Pound sign, or number sign

Absolutely neither / Don't know

18. If you pay 59.54 dollars or pounds using a check/cheque, you write the amount in figures as follows, A) 59.54 or 59^{54 (the 54 usually underlined)}for extra clarity, B) 59.54 or 59·54 or 59—54 for extra clarity.

A

B

Absolutely neither / Don't know

19. In a building, the floor at street level is the "first floor".

False

True

Don't know

Do You Use American Or British Words? Quiz

1. A small light which is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries is a ...

2. A "cot" is a ...

3. I say tomato, you say ...

4. Would you say that the economy has ___ worse?

5. If you need to erase a pencil mark, you may ask for a rubber.

6. Suspenders are for ...

7. You pronounce the first vowel in "stupid" as ...

8. The last letter of the alphabet is called ...

9. At school, children study ...

10. Some parts of a car: ...

11. Please read "2,300 practical recipes".

12. In order to drive a car, you need a ...

13. Precious rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings are ...

14. Brackets are ... (please note: you may say both, but what would your first choice be?)

15. To hide something embarrassing, you might sweep it ... (please note: you may say both, but what would your first choice be?)

16. If you want to wish good luck, you might say ... (please note: you may say both, but what would your first choice be?)

17. The name of the sign "#" is ...

18. If you pay 59.54 dollars or pounds using a check/cheque, you write the amount in figures as follows, A) 59.54 or 5954 (the 54 usually underlined) for extra clarity, B) 59.54 or 59·54 or 59—54 for extra clarity.

19. In a building, the floor at street level is the "first floor".

18. If you pay 59.54 dollars or pounds using a check/cheque, you write the amount in figures as follows, A) 59.54 or 59^{54 (the 54 usually underlined)}for extra clarity, B) 59.54 or 59·54 or 59—54 for extra clarity.