Can Your English Vocabulary Reveal Where You’re From?

English is one of the most widespread languages in the world, and so it's not surprising that the English Australians speak will be somewhat different from the English people speak in the United States, for example, though a native American English speaker would probably have no trouble understanding an Australian English speaker in general. The major differences between the 4 English accents we'll try to distinguish between today is in pronunciation, which is tricky to test, but also in vocabulary, spelling and even grammar. In this test, we'll try to determine whether the English you speak is closer to American English, British English, Canadian English or Australian English based on your answers to our questions. Will we be able to guess your English accent based on your word choices? See for yourself!
apartment interior
 
What would you call a one-room living unit like this one?
a bachelor
a studio apartment
a one room flat
a one room unit
garage
 
a place you go to top up the fuel in your car
a place you go to repair your car
the part of the house where you keep your car
it can be either one of the answers, depends on the context
staff
 
Fix the spelling mistakes in the highlighted words:
it should be “the staff has”, not “the staff have” and “just learned”, not “learnt”
it should be “resigned Tuesday” and not “resigned on Tuesday”
the sentence seems fine to me
soda
 
What do you call this drink?
soda
a soft drink
a fizzy drink
lemonade
pop
barbie
 
barbie doll
a type of doll
grill
a grill/ barbecue
both are correct
student writing exam
 
What is the student doing?
taking an exam
writing an exam
doing an exam
sitting for an exam
all of the options are correct
beer
 
What do you see in this photo?
a tinnie
a pint
a beer
man hurt knee and woman
 
Imagine this man in the image saying the following: "I hit my knee, but she'll be right". Who is “she” referring to?
the woman
his knee
this phrasing is confusing and ungrammatical
boxes of napkins
 
What are these white pieces of paper called?
serviettes
napkins
tissues
cozy traveler marvelous question
 
Fix the spelling mistakes in the highlighted words:
it should be “travelers”, not “travellers” and “marvelous”, not “marvellous”
it should be “cosy”, and not “cozy”
I can't spot any spelling mistakes in the highlighted words
underpants
 
What would you call these?
pants
reginalds
ginch
underwear
remote
 
What do you call the object in this picture?
a converter
there’s so many words for it: remote control, clicker, zapper or even the hoofer doofer are just a few examples
a remote control
question about masque
 
Fix the spelling mistakes in the highlighted words:
the spelling of the underlined words is correct
it should be “apologise” and not “apologize”
it should be “mask”, and not “masque”
it should be “apologise”, not “apologize” as well as “mask”, not “masque”
trainers
 
Last question: What would you call this type of shoes?
runners
sneakers
trainers
joggers
You Have an Australian Accent
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Australian English is most similar to British English, but it has some interesting differences in terms of vocabulary, we love Australian English!
You Have a Canadian Accent
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In general, Canadian English is a mix of American and British English, but the abundance of French borrowings and some uniquely Canadian words make it really special.
You Have a British Accent
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British English is the original version of English, but today, it significantly differs from all the other variants of English, not only in terms of pronunciation, but also spelling, grammar and vocabulary.
You Have an American Accent
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American English evolved a lot throughout the years and today, it's very different from British English, both in terms of spelling, vocabulary and grammar, and that's without taking the numerous dialects that exist in the United States into account.
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