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7. she was tired, she completed her work. (Because/Though)

8. We boarded the train it had stopped. (when/but)

Word Wise • British and American English
• Foreign words in English
We spell many words differently in British and American English, though the words

mean the same.
Examples: aeroplane (British English) — airplane (American English)

Let us read some more words.

British English American English

1. Anticlockwise Counterclockwise

2. Boot (of a car) Trunk

3. Car park Parking lot

4. Driving licence Driver’s license

5. Neighbour Neighbor

6. Colour Color

7. Lift Elevator

A. Many words in the English language have been taken from other languages like Latin,
French, Persian and so on. Some English words of Hindi origin are avatar, bungalow,
charpoy, guru, jungle, loot and maharaja. Find out more English words that have
Hindi origin. Discuss these words in the class.

Spell Well • Silent letters

Some sounds of letters are missing from these words: comb, handsome, bridge, edge.
They are silent letters.

Silent letters are letters that you cannot hear when you pronounce the words, but they
are present when the words are written.

A. Use appropriate silent letters to complete the following words.

1. lis en 2. our 3. w at 4. cas le

5. now 6. nit 7. recei t 8. buffe

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