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Appendix 2

British and American spellings

You can use British or American spellings in the IELTS without being penalized but you should be consistent. For example: flavours and colours (British); flavors and colors (American); flavours and colors (British and American). Selected spellings are listed below.

British	American
advertise	advertize
aluminium	aluminum
axe	ax
brunette	brunet
centre	center
cheque	(pay)check
colour	color
co-operate	cooperate
defence	defense
disc	disk
enrol	enroll

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British	American
flavour	flavor
grey	gray
humour	humor
install	instal
judgement	judgment
kilometre	kilometer
labour	labor
litre	liter
memorise	memorize
metre	meter
neighbour	neighbor
offence	offense
programme	program
pyjamas	pajamas
rumour	rumor
summarise	summarize
travelled	traveled
tyre	tire
utilise	utilize
vapour	vapor
wilful	willfull
yoghurt	yogurt