Americanisms - British Equivalent - A Quiz

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American - British English
antenna - aerial
apartment - flat
bangs - fringe (haircut)
cookie - biscuit
downtown - city centre
fall - autumn
my bad - my mistake/my fault/that
parking lot - car park
pump - court shoe
sidewalk - pavement
that sucks - that's bad
trailer - caravan
truck - lorry
good catch -


British - American
aerial - antenna
autumn - fall
biscuit - cookie
car park - parking lot
caravan - trailer
city centre - downtown
court shoe - pump
flat - apartment
fringe - bangs
lorry - truck
my fault - my bad
pavement - sidewalk
that's bad - that sucks

Quiz
American - British
Test yourself and give yourself a point for each instantly correct answer. Keep doing the quiz until you get the top score.


American - British English
antenna -
apartment -
bangs -
cookie -
downtown -
fall -
my bad -
parking lot -
pump -
sidewalk -
that sucks -
trailer -
truck -
good catch -


British - American
aerial -
autumn -
biscuit -
car park -
caravan -
city centre -
court shoe -
flat -
fringe -
lorry -
my fault -
pavement -
that's bad -

British - American
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I and my family have lived in the UK, Spain, the USA and Singapore. I am a travel writer and photographer and teacher of English A level and English as a foreign language.

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