INDEX•WHAT IS IT?

•VOCABULARY DIFERENCES

•SPELLING DIFERENCES

•PRONUNCIATION DIFERENCES

•GRAMMAR DIFFERENCES

•EXERCISE

AMERICAN ENGLISH BRITISH ENGLISH

American English is the form of English used in the United States. It includes all English dialects used within the United

States of America.

British English is the form of English used in the United Kingdom. It includes all English dialects used within the United Kingdom.

WHAT IS IT?

INDEX•WHAT IS IT?

•VOCABULARY DIFERENCES

•SPELLING DIFERENCES

•PRONUNCIATION DIFERENCES

•GRAMMAR DIFFERENCES

•EXERCISE

VOCABULARY DIFFERENCESSPANISH AMERICAN ENGLISH BRITISH ENGLISH

apartamento apartment flatequipaje baggage luggage

taxi cab taxicaramelo candy sweetgalletita cookie biscuitascensor elevator lift

goma de borrar eraser rubberotoño fall autumn

linterna flashlight torchpatatas fritas fries chips

Basura garbage rubbishcola, fila line queuecorreo mail post

película movie filmpantalones pants trouserszapatillas sneakers trainers

fútbol soccer footballmetro subway underground

vacaciones vacation holidaycódigo postal zip code postal code

INDEX•WHAT IS IT?

•VOCABULARY DIFERENCES

•SPELLING DIFERENCES

•PRONUNCIATION DIFERENCES

•GRAMMAR DIFFERENCES

•EXERCISE

SPELLING DIFERENCES•Latin-derived spellings •-our (British) and -or (American). Ex. colour - color •-re (British) and -er (American). Ex. centre - center •-ce (British) and -se (American). Ex. defence - defense

•Greek-derived spellings •-ise (British) and -ize (American). Ex. centralise - centralize •-yse (British) and -yze (American). Ex. analyse - analyze •-ogue (British) and -og (American). Ex. dialogue - dialog •Simplification of ae and oe in American English. Ex. gynaecology - gynecology

INDEX•WHAT IS IT?

•VOCABULARY DIFERENCES

•SPELLING DIFERENCES

•PRONUNCIATION DIFERENCES

•GRAMMAR DIFFERENCES

•EXERCISE

PRONUNCIATION DIFFERENCES

INDEX•WHAT IS IT?

•VOCABULARY DIFERENCES

•SPELLING DIFERENCES

•PRONUNCIATION DIFERENCES

•GRAMMAR DIFFERENCES

•EXERCISE

GRAMMAR DIFFERENCESPREPOSITIONS

AMERICAN ENGLISH BRITISH ENGLISH

on the weekend at the weekend

on a team in a team

please write me soon please write to me soon

INDEX•WHAT IS IT?

•VOCABULARY DIFERENCES

•SPELLING DIFERENCES

•PRONUNCIATION DIFERENCES

•GRAMMAR DIFFERENCES

•EXERCISE

EXERCISE

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MARIA MORENO CATALA

&

CLAUDIA MIRALLES CASTELLO