British English spelling (-our, -re, -ise, -ll-)

British English spelling (-our, -re, -ise, -ll-)

How to write it

British English retains -our (colour, favourite, neighbour) and -re (theatre, centre, metre).

col-our (not color) · cen-tre (not center)

Try it yourself

  1. British English spelling (-our, -re, -ise, -ll-)

    Please write the word ___ neatly in your exercise book.

  2. Spelled with -re in British English (not -er).

    We went to the local ___ to watch the play.