British English and American English

Question 1

This is a West Germanic language that originated from the Angolo-frisian that the dialects brought to britain by the German settlers from different parts of Germany and the Netherlands.

Answer 1

British English

Question 2

It was the result during the British Colonization of the America.

Answer 2

American English

Question 3

when did the first wave happen?

Answer 3

during the 17th century followed by further migrations in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Question 4

the process that was allowed in which English varieties across the colonies became more homogeneous compared with the varieties in Britain

Answer 4

extensive dialect mixture and leveling

Question 5

the most significant differences between the British and American English

Answer 5

the Pronunciations, Vocabularies and their spelling

Question 6

in terms of pronunciation, what happens to the R in British English?

Answer 6

the R is not pronounced in the British English

Question 7

in terms of pronunciation, what happens to the R in American English?

Answer 7

the R is being pronounced in their words that has a R

Question 8

in terms of vocabulary, what happens to American English?

Answer 8

The American English vocabulary has words that are like Bayou and Cleats which is there is no British Equivalent.

Question 9

in terms of vocabulary, what happens to British English?

Answer 9

In the British English they use terms like bunce, niff, and jiggery pokery that the American equivalents don’t have.

Question 10

how many common British and English equivalents are there?

Answer 10

10

Question 11

the common British English equivalent of elevator

Answer 11

Lift

Question 12

the common British English equivalent of garbage

Answer 12

rubbish

Question 13

the common British English equivalent of vacation

Answer 13

holiday

Question 14

the common British English equivalent of truck

Answer 14

lorry

Question 15

the common British English equivalent of sweater

Answer 15

jumper

Question 16

the common British English equivalent of cookie

Answer 16

biscuit

Question 17

the common British English equivalent of french fries

Answer 17

chips

Question 18

the common British English equivalent of line

Answer 18

queue

Question 19

the common British English equivalent of parking lot

Answer 19

car park

Question 20

the common British English equivalent of silverware

Answer 20

cutlery

Question 21

In the spelling in the British and American English are different to each other. T or F?

Answer 21

T or TRUE

Question 22

in terms of spelling, what happens to the words in British English?

Answer 22

the most common words are ending in -bre or -tre

Question 23

in terms of spelling, what happens to the words in American English?

Answer 23

The America English spelling have a -er and -ise (organise, realise, recognise) in the ending.

Question 24

British English spelling of counselor

Answer 24

counsellor

Question 25

British English spelling of favor

Answer 25

favour

Question 26

British English spelling of neighbor

Answer 26

neighbour

Question 27

British English spelling of organize

Answer 27

organise

Question 28

British English spelling of practice

Answer 28

practise

Question 29

British English spelling of program

Answer 29

programme

Question 30

British English spelling of traveled

Answer 30

travelled

Question 31

British English spelling of woolen

Answer 31

woollen

Question 32

the 3 rules in terms of spelling of American and British English

Answer 32

1. Most words ending in -our in British English are spelled without the u in American English
2. Most words ending in -re in British English are spelled with -er in American English
3. Many British English verbs ending in -ise are spelled with -ize in American English

Question 33

similarities of British English and American English

Answer 33

• grammar
• vocabulary
• the 26-letter alphabet
• punctuation
• shared cultural histories
• easily mutually intelligible
• do not need translation due to writing in what is called standard English