What this measures
This uses a separate set from the Britishness quiz and scores American usage directly. It describes the words selected here, not identity or citizenship.
US vs UK
How Americanised is your English?
Pavement or sidewalk? Lift or elevator? Cheque or check? Tyre or tire?
- 10 questions
- No sign-up
- Personal result
Question 1 of 10
You step out of the road onto the paved path beside it. What do you call that path?
Name the pedestrian part running alongside the road, not a path through a park.
Questions chosen for this quiz
Six ordinary vocabulary choices are joined by four spelling contrasts: cheque, tyre, kerb and theatre. Choosing the UK counterpart is equally informative.
Live-bank answers carry into the full quiz.
Continue your result
Questions from the main bank carry into the full quiz, so you can get a broader regional and celebrity match without answering them twice.