PART 2

Question 1

In British English, when r comes after a vowel in the same syllable (as in car, hard, number or market), the r is not pronounced. In American English the r is pronounced.​

Many vowels also sound different, but the most common difference between American and British English is with the letter “a” in some words. Example: American English dance /dǽns/, British English dance /dans/. British English tends to use more intonation in speech. For instance, while Americans might say “tomayto,” Brits say “tomahto.“​

American English speakers don’t pronounce “t” when the “t” follows the letter “n.” For example, a British person would say internet sounding the “t” after the “n” , while an American would say internet , without the “t” sound . The first “t” is pronounced in the British version, while the American version sounds more like “innernet.

Answer 1

PRONUNCIATION

Question 2

Most words ending in -our in British English are spelled without the u in American English (humour/humor, behaviour/behavior, etc.)​

Most words ending in -re in British English are spelled with -er in American English (centre/center, litre/liter, etc.)​

Many British English verbs ending in -ise are spelled with -ize in American English (realise/realize, organise/organize, etc.).​

Some words in British English have two consonants in a row, but the same words in American English only have one consonant. (American English – traveled, canceled, signaled, modeled, labeled; British English – travelled, cancelled, signalled, modelled, labelled​

Answer 2

SPELLING RULES

Question 3

In American English, collective nouns are singular. For example, staff refers to a group of employees; band refers to a group of musicians; team refers to a group of athletes. Americans would say, “The band is good.”​

But in British English, collective nouns can be singular or plural. You might hear someone from Britain say, “The team are playing tonight” or “The team is playing tonight.”

Answer 3

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Question 4

The past tense of learn in American English is learned. British English has the option of learned or learnt. The same rule applies to dreamed and dreamt, burned and burnt, leaned and leant. Americans tend to use the –ed ending; Brits tend to use the -t ending.​

In the past participle form, Americans tend to use the –en ending for some irregular verbs. For example, an American might say, “I have never gotten caught” whereas a Brit would say, “I have never got caught.” Americans use both got and gotten in the past participle. Brits only use got.

Answer 4

PAST TENSE VERBS

Question 5

is a grammatical form that turns a statement into a question. For example, “The whole situation is unfortunate, isn’t it?” or, “You don’t like him, do you?”​

The tag includes a pronoun and its matching form of the verb be, have or do. Tag questions encourage people to respond and agree with the speaker. Americans use tag questions, too, but less often than Brits.​

Answer 5

TAG QUESTIONS

Question 6

Is less personal than informal language. It is used when writing for professional or academic purposes like graduate school assignments. Formal language does not use colloquialism and contractions .

Answer 6

FORMAL ENGLISH

Question 7

is more casual and spontaneous. It is used when communicating with friends or family either in writing or in conversation. It is used when writing personal emails or text messages . The tone is more personal than the formal English.​

Answer 7

INFROMAL ENGLISH