Lesson Eight: American and British Cccents Are Different

There are quite a few different accents in English, and a problem is being able to tell them apart, and knowing which one you should sound like. The previous examples have all been in the American accent to make things simpler. When you are first learning English you should only try to learn one accent, and you should decide whether that is an American accent or a British one. However you should try to understand both.

To help you with understanding both accents, here is a list of some common and more difficult words in English, said with both a British and American accent. Listen to both pronunciations and see which one you most sound like.

Word	US	UK	Word	US	UK	Word	US	UK
abdicate			acquiesce			across
acute			adjacent			adjusted
adopted			antiquate			antique
anxiety			asked			athletic
atrocity			auxiliary			bus
business			buzz			cauterize
colloquialism			conjecture			conquer
crystallize			differential			drought
enjoy			escape			espresso
exacerbate			facsimile			ferocious
film			finale			immediately
impartial			inconsequential			inexhaustible
international			interpreted			juxtapose
light			long			luxury
mosque			mouth			often
outskirt			philanthropic			presidential
relevant			requirement			residential
right			simile			square
stretched			stringent			stroke
substantial			suspicious			threaten
thumb			tranquilize			vivacity
voracious			wrong