British Vs. American Vocabulary

Sometimes in British and American English there are different words for the same thing. Look at the pictures and find the 15 pairs of English and American words. 1

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trousers – movie – chips – autumn – pants – gas – sweets – vacation – sidewalk – lift – taxi – fall – cab – tube – elevator – return – pavement – cinema – lavatory – car – restroom – roundtrip – French fries – candy – automobile – petrol – subway – cookie – holiday - biscuit