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Question
Similarly there is a difference in the spelling of certain words between American and British English. In Column ‘A’ words are spelled in American. Write down the corresponding British English spelling for those words in column ‘B’. (The first one is done for you)
| A | B |
| odor | odour |
| program | |
| parlor | |
| apologize | |
| color | |
| check | |
| theater | |
| gray | |
| behavior | |
| humor | |
| labor |
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Solution
| A | B |
| odor | odour |
| program | programme |
| parlor | parlour |
| apologize | apologise |
| color | colour |
| check | cheque |
| theater | theatre |
| gray | grey |
| behavior | behaviour |
| humor | humour |
| labor | labour |
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