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BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
ENGLISH VOCABULARY
It is well known that there are some differences in vocabulary between British English and American English. Check your know-
ledge of basic differences and pair British and American words that have the same meaning. The correct version is given at the
bottom of the page. GOOD LUCK!!!
Autumn, chips, driving license, pavement, candy, time table, fall, cinema, parking lot, sweets, zip code, bar, car
park, fries, movie, motorway, driver’s license, express way, post code, sidewalk, schedule, pub
ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES- QUIZ
IRELAND
An island to the northwest of Europe. d. Dublin b. Eagle Island lighthouse
It is the third-largest island in Europe. 2. The colours of Irish flag are: c. Cliffs of Moher
To its east is the island of Great Britain, d. Drombeg Circle
from which it is separated by the Irish a. Green, white, orange
Sea. b. Green, white, red 6. Which of the following bands
c. Blue, white, red is not from Ireland
The island is divided between the Repu- d. Blues, white, green
blic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, a a. The Cranberries
part of the United Kingdom, which is 3. Which of the following Irish b. U2
located in the northeast of the island. writers didn’t receive the Nobel Prize c. Coldplay
The population of Ireland is approxima- for literature in the last century? d. Boyzone
tely 6.4million.
a. James Joyce 7. Which one of the following is
How much do you know about this be- b. Samuel Beckett a traditional Irish sport?
autiful country? Check yourself! c. Seamus Heaney
d. William Butler Yeats a. hurling
The answers are given at the bottom of b. soccer
the page. 4. What is Ireland’s Eye? c. tennis
d. golf
GOOD LUCK a. A massive emerald
b. A Dublin observation point 8. What is the name of the Irish
1. Which is the capital of c. A small island currency?
the Republic of Ireland? d. The prime minister’s home
a. The Dollar
a. Belfast 5. What is Ireland’s most popular b. The Euro
b. Cork tourist attraction? c. The Pound
c. Limerick d. Franc
a. Dingle Peninsula
2 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | LISTOPAD 2011
BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
ENGLISH VOCABULARY
It is well known that there are some differences in vocabulary between British English and American English. Check your know-
ledge of basic differences and pair British and American words that have the same meaning. The correct version is given at the
bottom of the page. GOOD LUCK!!!
Autumn, chips, driving license, pavement, candy, time table, fall, cinema, parking lot, sweets, zip code, bar, car
park, fries, movie, motorway, driver’s license, express way, post code, sidewalk, schedule, pub
ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES- QUIZ
IRELAND
An island to the northwest of Europe. d. Dublin b. Eagle Island lighthouse
It is the third-largest island in Europe. 2. The colours of Irish flag are: c. Cliffs of Moher
To its east is the island of Great Britain, d. Drombeg Circle
from which it is separated by the Irish a. Green, white, orange
Sea. b. Green, white, red 6. Which of the following bands
c. Blue, white, red is not from Ireland
The island is divided between the Repu- d. Blues, white, green
blic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, a a. The Cranberries
part of the United Kingdom, which is 3. Which of the following Irish b. U2
located in the northeast of the island. writers didn’t receive the Nobel Prize c. Coldplay
The population of Ireland is approxima- for literature in the last century? d. Boyzone
tely 6.4million.
a. James Joyce 7. Which one of the following is
How much do you know about this be- b. Samuel Beckett a traditional Irish sport?
autiful country? Check yourself! c. Seamus Heaney
d. William Butler Yeats a. hurling
The answers are given at the bottom of b. soccer
the page. 4. What is Ireland’s Eye? c. tennis
d. golf
GOOD LUCK a. A massive emerald
b. A Dublin observation point 8. What is the name of the Irish
1. Which is the capital of c. A small island currency?
the Republic of Ireland? d. The prime minister’s home
a. The Dollar
a. Belfast 5. What is Ireland’s most popular b. The Euro
b. Cork tourist attraction? c. The Pound
c. Limerick d. Franc
a. Dingle Peninsula
2 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | LISTOPAD 2011
