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प्रश्न
Given below are some words that are spelt differently in British and American English. Fill in the blanks accordingly.
| British | American |
| 1. colour | ______ |
| 2. ______ | labor |
| 3. ______ | traveler |
| 4. counsellor | ______ |
| 5. centre | ______ |
| 6. ______ | theater |
| 7. ______ | organize |
| 8. realise | ______ |
| 9. ______ | defense |
| 10. offence | ______ |
उत्तर
| British | American |
| 1. colour | color |
| 2. labour | labor |
| 3. traveller | traveler |
| 4. counsellor | counselor |
| 5. centre | center |
| 6. theatre | theater |
| 7. organise | organize |
| 8. realise | realize |
| 9. defence | defense |
| 10. offence | offense |
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