Question

American English vs. British English
SYNONYMSISINÔNIMOS
Vocabulary Difference
American British
Portuguese
airplane aeroplane avião
apartment flat
apartamento
candy sweets
doces
Cookie/cracker biscuit
biscoito
eraser rubber
borracha
French fries
chips
batata frita
Store/shop shop
loja
vacation Holiday(s) férias
cab taxi
táxi
diapper nappy
fralda
drugstore chemist's farmácia
EXERCISES
Now, choose the correct word in each
sentence, using the type of English written
at the end of the sentence.
PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
Caro
expensive overprice
Assustado scared, afraid
Começar begin, start
Difícil
difficult, hard
Errado
incorrect, wrong
Bonita
pretty, attractive
Rápido
fast, quick
Verdadeiro true, right
Enorme
enormous, very large,
huge
LET'S PRACTICE!
Choose the correct synonyms of the
underlined words.
7. Mr. Black has a huge house,
a) great
.b) tiny
c) very large
8. This car is very expensive.
a) cheap
3. I'm really hungry. Could I have a
please? (British English)
a) biscuit
b) inexpensive
b) cookie
c) overpriced
9. Jill is a fast runner.
a) slow
of
4. My mum is changing the
my brother.
(British English)
a) nappy
b) quick
c) calm
b) diapper
5. I saw an
flying near my
house (American English)
10. My elder sister is very pretty.
a) attractive
a) aeroplane
b) ugly
b) airplane
c) selfish
QUIZ
6. My friend lives in an
(American English)
a) flat
Find the synonym of word:
11. Modern technology is changing the
way we live our lives.
a) computer
b) scientific process
c) mobile phone
b) apartment​

Answer 1

Resposta:

expensive

scared

hard

wrong

pretty

quick

true

huge

7. very large

8. dear/rich

3. cookie

9. quick

4. nappy

5. airplane

10. attractive

6. flat

11. computer