American English vs British English

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

American English

British English

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What do you use?

British English

American English

Objective

Learn some of the differences between American and British English

Differences in:

- vocabulary

- spelling

- pronunciation

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Welke verschillen ken jij al?
Schrijf zowel de Britse als de Amerikaanse variant op.

American English

British English

Soccer

Football

Holiday

Vacation

Movie

Film

Lorry

Truck

Motorway

Highway

Boot

Trunk

Apartment

Flat

Sweater

Jumper

Sneakers

1. American English
2. British English

Sweets

1. American English
2. British English

Color

1. American English
2. British English

Trousers

1. American English
2. British English

Lift

1. American English
2. British English

British English words end in ‘our’ 

colour

flavour 

humour

neighbour

British English verbs end with ‘ize’ or ‘ise’ 

apologize or apologise 

organize or organise 

recognize or recognise 

analyse

British English nouns end with ‘ence’ 

defence 

licence

offence 

 American English words end in 'or'

color

flavor

 humor

 neighbor

American verbs end with ‘ize’ 

apologize

organize

recognize

analyze

 American English nouns end with ‘ense'

defense

license

offense

Spelling

British 

advertisement

zebra

vitamins

can't

tomato

basil

herb

water

address

 American English 

advertisement

zebra

vitamins

can

tomato

basil

herb

water

address

Pronunciation

British 

Better

want to ( wante)

centre ( cente

 American English 

Better

want to ( wanna)

center ( center

Pronunciation of middle or final T and  end R

Listen to the song. Is it AmE or BrE

write down the sounds that make you decide

How about this one?

write down the words/ sounds that make you decide it is American.

Be consistent in your choice of language.

Assignment

Listen to a song of your choice and see if you can tell if it is BrE or AmE