English Vs American
Which is the British word for "fall" (one of the 4 seasons of the year)?
Autumn
The English language and the Swedish language are from the same language family.
true or false?
true
Name one reason why people sailed to America in 1620.
Religious freedom, they wanted a better life
"Little" is an adjective. True or false?
True
Which is the British word for "trash"?
Rubbish
Who wrote Romeo and Juliete, Othello, Hamlet, and Julius Caesar?
William Shakespeare
What English-speaking country is famous for maple syrup and moose?
Canada
You can say "The police has arrested them." & "The police have arrested them."
True or false?
True.
"Police" is a collective noun and can be used in singular and plural.
It describes the police as a group (singular) or many people working there (plural).
What is the American equivalent to the British "boot"?
Trunk
What are the three countries in North America that have English as their National Language?
USA, Canada, Jamaica
"The sun never set on the British Empire"
How much of the world was under British rule by the end of the 19th century?
Around half the world
Is the sentence "The money was stolen." in active or passive mode?
passive
What is the British term for women's underwear? What about men's?
Knickers, Pants
Around what year did people start speaking "modern English"?
~1500
How many people in the world speak English?
1.
1.452 billion speakers.
In the sentence "Kelly sent her friend an email", which of the two is the indirect object?
an email
her friend
her friend
Match the words to American or British:
1) Bloke, Dude
2) Flashlight, Torch
3) Mail, Post
American: Dude, Flashlight, Mail
British: Bloke, Torch, Post
How many new words did Shakespeare create that had not existed before?
~1700
To (Who/whom) should I send the mail?
To whom
Maria said, "It is my car." Convert it into indirect speech.
Maria said this was her car.