Question

Give American words for their British counterparts and vice versa in the columns given below : 10

British American

Petrol

Soccer

Barrister

Wallet

Rubbish

Diaper

Theatre

Labor

Queue

Pant​

Answer 1

Explanation:

British English

American English

Present Perfect Past Simle

I have just had lunch

I have already posted the letter. I haven’t told them I just had lunch.

I already mailed the letter.

I didn’t tell them about it yet.

Future Perfect (Progressive) Future Simple

What will you have done by the

time you go to bed tonight?

How long will you have been

doing that? What will you do by the time

you go to bed tonight?

How long will you do that?

I’ve got

I haven’t got

Have you got? I have

I don’t have

Do you have?

Questions

Do you know anything?

Have you ever been to London?

Do you need a job? You know something?

Ever been in London?

Need a job?

hospital

in a team

at the week-end/at week-ends

different to

write to someone the hospital

on a team

on the week-end/on week-ends

different than

write someone

Irregular Verbs

burn-burn-burnt

learn-learnt-learnt

get-got-got

prove-proved-proved burn- burned-burned

learn-learned-learned

get-got-gotten

prove-proved-proven

Should

I demand that I should be

released. I demand that I be released.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Gasoline
2. Football
3. Attorney
4. Wallet
5. Garbage
6. Nappy
7. Theatre
8. Trade
9. Line
10. Trousers