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AMERICAN and BRITISH ENGLISH VOCABULARY

BRITISH ENGLISH VOCABULARY	AMERICAN ENGLISH VOCABULARY
1st year under-graduate	fresh-man
aeroplane	airplane
autumn	fall
banknote / note	bill
bath	bathtub / tub
bill	check
biscuit	cookie
black or white	without or with
bonnet	hat
book	make a reservation
bookings	reservations
braces	suspenders
car park	parking lot
caretaker / porter	janitor
centre	down town
charity	not-for-profit
chemist / pharmacist	druggist
chemist's	drugstore / pharmacy
chips	french fries
cinema	movie house / theater
class / year	grade
coach	bus
conserves	preserves
crisps	potato chips
crossroads	ıntersection
cupboard	closet
curtains	drapes
drink-driving	drunk driving
driving licence	driver's license
dual carriageway	divided highway
dustbin / bin	garbage can / trash can
dustcart	garbage truck
dustman	garbage man
engaged	busy
fee	tuition
film	movie
first floor	second floor
flat	apartment
flat tyre / puncture	flat tire
football	soccer
fortnight	two weeks
garden	yard
ground floor	first floor
handbag	purse
head teacher	principal
high street	main street
hire	rent
holiday	vacation
hoover	vacuum cleaner
hoover	vacuum
ill	sick
indicators	turn signals
jam	jelly
jeans / dungarees	overalls
lie in	sleep in
lift	elevator
lorry / van	truck
lost property	lost and found
mad	crazy
make redundant	lay off
maths	math
motorbike	motorcycle
motorway	ınter-state / highway
newsagent	news stand
nightdress	nightgown
nil	zero
nought	zero
on stream	on line
open day	open house
overtake	pass
pavement	sidewalk
pavement	sidewalk
petrol	gas
pocket money	allowance
post	mail
post code	zip code
postbox	mailbox
postman	mailman
pub	bar
pudding / sweet	dessert
put through	connect
queue	line
railway	railroad
reception	front desk
receptionist	desk clerk
return ticket	round trip ticket
ring up	call / phone
rubber	eraser
rubbish	garbage / trash
rucksack	backpack
sack	fire
semi - detached	duplex
settee / couch	sofa
shopping trolley	shopping cart
single	one - way ticket
solicitor	attorney / lawyer
sport	sports
spring onions	green onions
starters	appetizers
state school	public school
sweet	candy
sweetcorn	corn
taxi	cab
tea towel	dish towel
telephone box	telephone booth
telly	television
timetable	schedule
tinned	canned
toilet / cloakroom	rest room
torch	flashlight
trainers	sneakers
trousers	pants
underground / tube	subway
university	college
van	minibus
vest	undershirt
waistcoat	vest
wallet	pocketbook
wardrobe	closet
whisky	whiskey / scotch
zebra crossing	pedestrian crossing / cross-walk

ENGLISH USUAL DIPH-TONGS

BRITISH ENGLISH			AMERICAN ENGLISH
/ɪ/	/ə/	/ɪə/	/ɪ/	/r/	/ɪr/
/ʊ/	/ə/	/ʊə/	/ʊ/	/r/	/ʊr/
/e/	/ə/	/eə/	/e/	/r/	/er/
/e/	/ɪ/	/eɪ/	/e/	/ɪ/	/eɪ/
/ɔ/	/ɪ/	/ɔɪ/	/ɔ/	/ɪ/	/ɔɪ/
/a/	/ɪ/	/aɪ/	/a/	/ɪ/	/aɪ/
/ə/	/ʊ/	/əʊ/	/o/	/ʊ/	/oʊ/
/a/	/ʊ/	/aʊ/	/a/	/ʊ/	/aʊ/

AMERICAN ENGLISH VOWELS

	FRONT	CENTRAL	BACK
HIGH	i ɪ	ɝ ɚ	u ʊ
MID	e ɛ	ʌ ə	o ɔ
LOW	æ a		ɑ

	FRONT	CENTRAL	BACK
HIGH	/i/ /ɪ/		/u/ /ʊ/
MID	/e/ /ɛ/	/ə/ /ʌ/ /ɝ/	/o/ /ɔ/
LOW	/æ/		/ɑ/

NOTE:

*/e/ take /teɪk/ = diph-thong

*/ɛ/ bed /bɛd/

*/o/ broke /broʊk/ = diph-thong

*/ɔ/ bought /bɔt/

AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION

	FRONT	CENTRAL	BACK
CLOSE Near -close	i ɪ		u ʊ
Close-mid MID	e	ə	o
Open-mid Near -open	ɛ æ	ɜ	ʌ ɔ
OPEN	a		ɑ ɒ

ROUNDED	/u/ /ʊ/ /o/ /ɔ/ /ɒ/
UNROUNDED	/i/ /ɪ/ /e/ /ɛ/ /æ/ /a/ /ə/ /ɜ/ /ʌ/ /ɑ/

FRONT	/i/ /e/ /ɛ/ /æ/ /a/
NEAR-FRONT	/ɪ/
CENTRAL	/ə/ /ɜ/
NEAR-BACK	/ʊ/
BACK	/u/ /o/ /ɔ/ /ɒ/ /ʌ/ /ɑ/