British/American
Spelling
-our/-or
Unstressed syllables, AmE tends to spell -or instead of -our.
| BrE |
AmE |
| armour |
armor |
| behaviour |
behavior |
| colour |
color |
| endeavour |
endeavor |
| favour |
favor |
| flavour |
flavor |
| glamour |
glamor, glamour |
| harbour |
harbor |
| honour |
honor |
| humour |
humor |
| labour |
labor |
| neighbour |
neighbor |
| rigour |
rigor |
| rumour |
rumor |
| saviour |
savior, saviour |
| vigour |
vigor |
-re/-er
| BrE |
AmE |
| centre |
center |
| fibre |
fiber |
| litre |
liter |
| metre |
meter |
| sabre |
saber |
| spectre |
specter |
| theatre |
theater |
Special cases
| BrE |
AmE |
| acre |
acre |
| cadre |
cadre |
| genre |
genre |
| lucre |
lucre |
| massacre |
massacre |
| mediocre |
mediocre |
| ogre |
ogre |
| timbre |
timbre |
-l/-ll
Unstressed syllables
| Base |
BrE |
AmE |
| jewel |
jeweller |
jeweler |
| travel |
traveller, travelled, travelling |
traveler, traveled, traveling |
| wool |
woollen |
woolen |
Stressed syllables
| BrE |
AmE |
| appal |
appall |
| enrol |
enroll |
| distil |
distill |
| fulfil |
fulfill |
| skilful |
skillful |
Special cases
| BrE |
AmE |
| install |
install |
| expel |
expel |
| repel |
repel |
| until |
until |
-ise/-ize ?
| BrE |
AmE |
| apologise or apologize |
apologize |
| authorise or authorize |
authorize |
| characterise or characterize |
characterize |
| emphasise or emphasize |
emphasize |
| minimise or minimize |
minimize |
| organise or organize |
organize |
| recognise or recognize |
recognize |
| specialise or specialize |
specialize |
| stabilise or stabilize |
stabilize |
Special cases
| BrE |
AmE |
| advertise |
advertise |
| advise |
advise |
| arise |
arise |
| chastise |
chastise |
| exercise |
exercise |
| revise |
revise |
| rise |
rise |
| supervise |
supervise |
| surprise |
surprise |
| televise |
televise |
-yse/-yze
| BrE |
AmE |
|
analyze |
|
breathalyze |
|
paralyze |
ae, oe/e
| BrE |
AmE |
| paediatrician |
pediatrician |
| paedophile |
pedophile |
| aesthetic |
esthetic |
| encyclopaedia, encyclopedia |
encyclopedia |
Special cases
Others
| BrE |
AmE |
Explanation |
| analogue |
analog |
|
| axe |
ax |
|
| catalogue |
catalog |
|
| cheque |
check |
|
Vocabulary
| BrE |
AmE |
Explanation |
| crisps |
chips |
薯片 |
| chips |
(French) fries |
薯條 |
| plaster |
Band-Aid |
止血貼 |
| chemist |
drugstore |
pharmacy |
| bonnet |
hood |
the front of the car.引擎罩，引擎蓋 |
| boot |
trunk |
the back of the car.車尾箱 |
| trainer |
sneaker |
波鞋 |
| gherkin |
pickle |
(醃)小黃瓜 |
| rubbish bin |
trash can |
쓰레기통 |
| cinema |
movie theater |
|
| shopping centre |
mall |
|
| high street |
main street |
購物街 |
| skipping rope |
jump rope |
跳繩 |
| fish fingers |
fish sticks |
魚柳條 |
| starter |
appetizer |
開胃菜，前菜 |
| biscuit |
cookie |
小甜餅 |
| lift |
elevator |
升降機，𨋢 |
| reception |
kindergarten |
學前班（5～6歲） |
| nursery( school), kindergarten |
preschool |
幼兒園（2～5歲） |
| primary school |
elementary school |
小學 |
| N/A |
middle school, junior high school |
初中 |
| secondary school |
high school |
高中 |
| university |
college |
大學 |
| college |
N/A |
sixth form, last 2 years of high school.學院，技校(16歲之後) |
| underground, tube |
subway |
|
| noughts and crosses |
tic-tac-toe |
井字棋 |
| courgette |
zucchini |
小胡瓜 |
| aubergine |
eggplant |
矮瓜，茄瓜 |
| car park |
parking lot |
停車場 |
| full stop |
a period |
句號 |