Understanding Differences In British And American English MCQ Questions Answers

1. What does the British term 'to spend a penny' mean?

2. What American word is equivalent to the British term "tom"?

3. In British English, a "scrappy" person is likely:

4. A British first aid kit contains paracetamol, which should be replaced with ______ in a US first aid kit.

5. In British English, an "articulated lorry" is used to describe what in American English?

6. The word "skip" is not only a verb in British English. Which of the following is it used to identify?

7. In British English, a sweater might be called a:

8. Which of the following is not a typical American English wording?

9. In British English, a rubber is an eraser. What does the term "rubber" typically mean in American English?

10. In American English, the word "cupcake" identifies a small cake that typically fits in the palm of one's hand. What is this cake called in British English?

11. What do you commonly call a zipper in British English?

12. In British English, which of the following is the definition of the word "Juggernaut"?

13. In American English, the word "undershirt" is used to describe a shirt worn under an outer shirt like a sweater. What word is used in British English?

14. There are several differences in vocabulary between British and American English. Which of the following represents a term used by speakers of British English?

15. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "a drop in the bucket"?

16. Select the sentence that implements British English:

17. In British English, a group of individuals is treated as a single entity. Which of the following would be a correct sentence, according to this rule?

18. The term "Lady Bird" is a British English word used to signify what animal in American English?

19. Which of the following is not a noun with a typical American English spelling?

20. Which of the following words is typical of British English?

21. In American English, the word "Caravan" is often used in association with gypsies and carnivals. In British English, what does this word identify?

22. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "blow (or toot) one's horn"?

23. Which of the following is not commonly used as a past tense or past participle in British English? 

24. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "sweep under the rug"?

25. There are some differences in pronounciation between British and American English. In American English, the h in the word "herb" is not pronounced. Is this the case with British English?

26. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "skeleton in the closet"?

27. What does the British term "uni" mean in American English

28. Which of the following is unique to British English?

29. What British English word is used for the American English word "comforter"?

30. Which of the following is not typically used in British English?

31. The American word "sneakers" is equivalent to _____ in British English.

32. Which of the following is a typically British English word?

33. Choose the most common British usage: I took a week long ______ last summer.

34. Choose the most common usage in American English: He erased the drawing with a(n) ______.

35. What does the word "Jelly" refer to in British English?

36. A faucet in British English is

37. In British English, what word is used to refer to the covering for the engine on a car?

38. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "a tempest in a teapot"?

39. In American English, the word Randy is often a name. This is a completely different concept in British English. What does the word "randy" mean in British English?

40. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "take it with a grain of salt"?

41. Which of the following is a spelling typical of British English?

42. In British English, you would go where to pick up your prescription?

43. In Britain, political candidates "stand for election". What would be the American English equivalent?

44. What is the American English word for the British English word "pavement"? 

45. What is the American English equivalent of the British English expression "flogging a dead horse"?

46. Which of the following words is typical of British English?

47. The word "garbage" is often used in American English to refer to household waste. What is the British English equivalent?

48. What is the American English equivalent of the British English expression "touch wood"?

49. If you use British English and are eating chips, what are you eating in American English?

50. In British English the word 'knackered' means what in American English?

51. Which of the following vehicle nouns is not typical of American English?

52. In American English, tick-tack-toe is a game involving crosses and zeros. What is this game called in British English?

53. The term "dustman" is not an American English word. What does the word "dustman" mean in British English?

54. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is quoted as saying "Terrorism is wrong, full stop". What would be the American English equivalent? 

55. In British English, if your milk has "gone off" is has done what in American English?

56. In British English, the abreviation "WC" stands for...?

57. What is the British English equivalent of the American English term "counter-clockwise"?

58. Which of the following is the American English equivalent of the word "Lorry" in British English?

59. A 'tyre' in British English is called what in American English?

60. Which of the following is not a typical American English spelling?

61. In American English "( )" marks are known as "parentheses". What are they often referred to as in British English?

62. In American English, the words mad and angry have the same meaning. What does the term "mad" mean in British English?

63. What does the term "curriculum vitae (or CV)" refer to in American English?

64. In British English, chips are equivalent to the American term ____.

65. In American English, what does it mean to ask for the check after a meal?

66. In American English, the word "football" is used to name a sport played with a lemon shaped ball and large shoulder pads. What sport does the word "football" identify in British English?

67. When a British person is knackered, what is s/he feeling?

68. Which of the following is a noun commonly used in British English which is used in American English to signify an Elevator?

69. She got a great price on her flat. What is the American term for "flat"?

70. In American English, the word "pants" is typically used to describe outerwear worn over the legs and abdomen. What word is used in British English?

71. Which British English word is used for the American English word "elevator (of a building)"?

72. What is the British English equivalent of elevator?

73. The word "biscuit" in British English refers to what word in American English?

74. What is a British English word synonymous with the word cookie?

75. What is the American English equivalent of the British English word "flat"

76. Which of the following is an example of a spelling typical of British English?

77. The closest American English expression to the British English expression "Going on holidays" is

78. What does the "ground floor" in British English typically correspond to in American English?

79. Which of the following is an example of a spelling typical of American English?

80. Which of the following is a spelling typical of British English ?

81. Which of the following is a spelling typical of American English?

82. In British English the phrase "Zebra Crossing" is used to describe what in American English?

83. "Hello" is a common greeting in both the UK and America. Which of the following is a more common, shortened version of this greeting used in America?

84. In American English the term intersection is used to describe when two or roads meet. What is this term in British English?

85. Choose the correct spelling in American English:

86. Choose the most common American usage: It's dark outside, I'm going to go grab a ______.

87. In British English, a sweet treat typically made with flour, butter and water is called what?

88. What is the British English equivalent for the American English work "trunk (of a car)"?

89. Which of the following is a spelling typical of British English?

90. In British English, the idea of a main street or thoroughfare is called what?

91. What is the British English word used to refer to the American English word "pants"?