VOCABULARY
SPELLING
PRONUNCIATION
GRAMMAR
EXPRESSIONS
100

The word lorry is UK or USA English?

UK english (USA - truck) 

100

Which country uses the -our suffix spelling? Like colour and honour?

UK

100

Pronounce this sound

a: 

ahhh (broad A) 

100

What is a preposition?

a preposition is a word that tells us where a noun is. For example: in, on, by, to, around, under, over

100

What does hit the road mean?

to go / to start a journey 

200

What do Americans call biscuits?

Cookies 

200

What is the american spelling of this word: memorise

memorize.

200

What is a vowel and a consonant?

vowels are = a, e, i, o, u 

consontants are everything else (s, b, t, g, f, l etc) 

200

In the USA do we say at the weekend or on the weekend?

on the weekend 

200

What does break a leg mean?

Good luck / go for it!

300
What is the name of a parking lot in the UK?

car park 

300

What is the UK spelling of liter? 

litre

300

Pronounce this word in American AND British English 

laugh 

laff =  /læf/ (USA) 

laaf = /lɑːf/ (UK)

300

What is the past participle of go: 

gone

(go / went / gone) 

300

What does this sentence mean?

Watching baseball is really not my bag.

I don't like / enjoy watching baseball 
400

What is the name of pants in the UK?

What is the name of underwear in the UK?

pants = trousers

underwear = pants

400

What is a prefix and a suffix?

a prefix is a common sound / syllable at the beginning of a word. eg: pre- / re- / dis- 

a suffix is a common sound / syllable at the end of a word. eg: -ing / -ed / -ize 

400

Say this sentence with British pronunciation

The horse is better at drinking water out of a metal bottle 

400

Change this word into UK past participle: dreamed

dreamt

400

What does this  mean?

I want to bite the bullet, but I don't have time. Let's kick the can down the road and talk about it next week.

I want to face the difficult problem now, but I don't have time to. Let's delay the problem or wait until later, probably next week.

500

What are potato chips in the UK called? 

What do Americans call chips (UK?) 

potato chips = crisps 

chips (UK) = fries 

500

What type of words use double L (ll) in both American AND British English spelling?

Words where the stress is on the second syllable

comPELLing, exCELLing, rePELLing = use double LL everywhere!

500

Say these words in British AND American pronunciation 

bot & bought 

UK = boht / bort. /bɒt/ /bɔːt/ 


USA = bawt. /bɑt/

500

Change this sentence from past simple into present perfect: Did you already win the game? 

Have you already won the game? 

500

What is the difference between spill the beans and to let the cat out of the bag? 

spill the beans = tell a secret

let the cat out of the bag = accidentally tell a secret