c) British English does not pronounce the ‘t’ at all, but American English does.

d) British English pronounces the t like a double /tt/ but American English only pronounces one /t/.

4. ‘Adult’, ‘ballet’, ‘brochure’, ‘garage’ – what difference in word stress, if any, exists for two syllable nouns in British and American English?

a) British English and American English stress the first syllable.

b) British English stresses the first syllable, American English stresses the second.

c) British English stresses the second syllable, American English stresses the first.

d) British English and American English stress the last syllable.

5. Globalization comes from the verb globalize (Br: /'gləʊbəlaɪz/ Am: /'gloʊbəlaɪz/). How does adding the suffix ‘ization’ change the vowel sounds in British and American English?

a) The vowel sounds stay the same in both British and American English.

British: /gləʊbəlaɪ'zeɪʃən/

American: /gloʊbəlaɪ'zeɪʃən/

b) The vowel sounds in British English change, but they do not change in American English.

British: /gləʊbələ'zeɪʃən/

American: /gloʊbəlaɪ'zeɪʃən/

c) The vowel sounds in American English change, but they do not change in British English.

British: /gləʊbəlaɪ'zeɪʃən/

American: /gləʊbələ'zeɪʃən/

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