Fill in the Blanks Fill the gapsOnline version Completa los espacios by Stephan Cárdenas Navarro 1 week British American Greek Trash pronunciation Latin punctuation Behavior Color axe Pharmacy 2 defense spelling Cookie Organize Honor tenses vocabulary French Dialogue 15 Analyze aluminium' Highway 14 Depending on the region , American and British English have large differences in , , , , and . Here are just a few : 1 ) Spelling : Many differences between American and British English stem from Latin - derived spellings and Greek - derived spellings . Those differences are seen in the unstressed endings to words such as : - derived spellings : American English British English Colour Behaviour Honour - derived spellings : American English British English Organise Dialog Analyse 2 ) Pronunciation : There are some words that are spelled the same in both dialects , but that are pronounced with a distinct stress on difference syllables : controversy and schedule are just a few . The word ? in Britain and the English colonies has a curious extra letter and syllable added , to make it ? alumini - EE - um . ' Then there are words that have both differing spelling and pronunciation : ( British version : Defence ) and ( British version : ax ) . 3 ) Vocabulary : Some words in one dialect may have a completely different meaning in the other , or vice versa . A ? boot' to an American would be a pair of shoes , but to a Brit , the boot would refer to the trunk of a car , as in : ? just getting my tire out of the boot' . So to keep your miscommunications to a minimum , here are some helpful translations : American English ? > British English ? > Biscuit ? > Chemist's Fries ? > Chips ? > Carriageway ? > Dustbin 4 ) Tenses : Phrases such as ? a week today' , or ? Tuesday week' , ( referring to a in the future ) are common in Britain but are often confusing to the American ear . And ? fortnight Sunday' would refer to two weeks following this Friday . In the UK , dates are usually written differently in the short ( numerical ) form . Valentines Day 2015 , for example , is / / , with the day preceding the month . 5 ) Punctuation : The most common form of differing punctuation is seen through titles . In English titles such as Dr . , Mrs . , Ms . , Mr . , are spelled with the use of a period , while its not uncommon for the version will omit the period altogether .
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