American and British English Vocabulary

I'm really hungry. Could I have a ........ please? (British English)

• biscuit

• cookie

You have to visit New England in the ........ . The colours are incredible. (American English)

• autumn

• fall

He put the suitcase in the ............ of the car and then remembered that he'd forgotten to pack his camera. (British English)

• boot

• trunk

In England people ........ for the bus while in Europe everyone just rushes on. (British English)

• queue

• stand in line

Someone had turned the ........ on and not turned it off. The room was flooded! (British English)

• faucet

• tap

The child ran down the ................. in spite of his mother calling for him to stop. (British English)

• sidewalk

• pavement

Let's catch a quick coffee in the ................. before we go to the movies. (American English).

• diner

• cafe

Would you believe it! All the .............. have run out of fuel! I waited for more than an hour to fill up but when I got there they had sold out. (American English)

• gas stations

• petrol stations

Please don't leave your rubbish on the floor. Put it in the .......... . (British English).

• trashcan

• dustbin

She'd forgotten to send her ................ a birthday card so had to phone her instead. (American English)

• mom

• mum