Word formation
British English
How do you call...?
American English
100

The book contains a ____________ (collect) of poems from three decades.

collection

100

This is the British word for "movie".

film

100
Somebody without a house

homeless

100

This is the American word for sweets.

candy

200

She came in too late because of a ____________ (understand).

misunderstanding

200

How do you spell "flavor" in British English?

flavour

200

Something that resists bullets

bulletproof
200

How do you spell "programme" in American English?

program

300

There was a big ________(improve) in the workplace

improvement

300

How do you say "french fries" in British English?

chips

300

When you say something is greater than it really is

overrate

300

What is the American word for "biscuit"?

cookie

400

The boy hit his head so hard that he lost ____________ . (conscious)


consciousness

400

How do you say "potato chips" in British English?

crisps

400

A place with a lot of people

overcrowded
400

Americans say _____________ instead of "lift".


elevator

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