At a glance
Five kinds of differences
- Wordsapartment / flat, truck / lorry, cookie / biscuit
- Spellingcolor / colour, center / centre, organize / organise
- Grammargotten / got, on / at the weekend
- Dates12/25/2025 (US), 25/12/2025 (UK)
- Soundstomato: to-MAY-to (US), to-MAH-to (UK)
Words
American · British
Spelling
| American | British |
|---|---|
| color, favorite, neighbor | colour, favourite, neighbour |
| center, theater, meter | centre, theatre, metre |
| organize, realize | organise, realise (also -ize) |
| traveled, canceled | travelled, cancelled |
| defense, license (noun) | defence, licence (noun) |
| program | programme (TV) |
| check (bank) | cheque |
| gray | grey |
| analyze, catalog | analyse, catalogue |
Grammar
| American | British |
|---|---|
| Did you eat yet? | Have you eaten yet? |
| I just saw him. | I've just seen him. |
| He has gotten taller. | He has got taller. |
| Do you have a car? | Have you got a car? / Do you have a car? |
| on the weekend | at the weekend |
| Monday through Friday | Monday to Friday |
| The team is winning. | The team is / are winning. |
Practice
Answer the questions. Get 7 out of 10 to finish this lesson.