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Spelling differences between
American and British English
our or
or--------------------------------VS---------------------------our
American-------------------------------------------------------------British
color--------------------------------------------------colour
favorite---------------------------------------------------favourite
honor-----------------------------------------------honour
se ze
ze---------------------------------VS-----------------------------se
American-------------------------------------------------------------British
analyze----------------------------------------------analyse
criticize----------------------------------------------------criticise
memorize----------------------------------------memorise
l ll
LL---------------------------------VS-----------------------------L
American-------------------------------------------------------------British
enrollment--------------------------------------enrolment
fulfill---------------------------------------------------------fulfil
skillful-----------------------------------------------skilful
re er
er------------------VS-----------------re
American------------------------British
center---------------------------------centre
meter-----------------------------metre
theater-----------------theatre
ogue og
og---------------VS-------------ogue
American-------------------------British
analog--------------------------analogue
catalog--------------------------catalogue
dialog-------------------dialogue
oeorae e
e----------------------VS-------------------oeorae
American----------------------------British
encylopedia-------------------encylopaedia
maneuver---------------------------manoeuver
medieval-----------------mediaeval
que ckork
ckork--------------VS----------------que
American----------------------British
bank-----------------------banque
check-----------------------cheque
checker------------chequer
ence ense
ense-------------------VS---------------ence
American-------------------------------British
defense--------------------defence
license---------------------------licence
others
American----------------------------British
aging-----------------------ageing
argument------------------arguement
judgment-----------------judgement
jewelry----------------jewellery
draft--------------------------draught
pajamas----------------pyjamas
plow------------------------plough
program-------------programme
tire------------------tyre
In British English words that end in-lpreceded by a vowel usually double the-lwhen a suffix is added while in American English the letter is not doubled The letter will double if the stress is on the second syllable
l l l
Base Word------------- American---------------British
counsel----------------counseling------------counselling
equal--------------------equaling---------------equalling
model------------------modeling--------------modelling
quarrel-----------------quarreling------------quarrelling
signal--------------------signaling---------------signalling
travel--------------------traveling---------------travelling
excel------------------excelling-------------excelling
propel-----------------propelling-------------propelling
t ed
ed---------VS------------t
Base Word----------- American---------British
dream-------dreamed----------dreamt
leap--------------leaped-------------leapt
learn------------learned-----------learnt
ed
base form---------VS-----------ed
Base Word------------- American----------British
fit--------------------fit-----------fitted
forecast--------------forecast--------forecasted
wed------------wed----------wedded
knit------------knit--------knitted
irregular form-------------VS-----------ed
Base Word---------- American----------British
light--------------lit---------lighted
strive-----------strove-----------strived