Question

1. _____ is more commonly used in British English and 2______ in US English. However, British English also uses the noun 3_____ quite often. The official name of the 4_____ organisation is the Royal Mail. The system for sending messages by plane is called 5____. And we use the expression 6_____ for letters, packages etc that go by road, rail or sea. The informal expression 7_____ ____ is used by people who use e-mail to describe the system of sending letters by 8_____. a) snail mail. b) mail. c) surface mail. d) postal. e) air mail. f) post. g) ordinary. h) mail.

Answer 1

1f - post, 2b - mail, 3h - mail, 4d - postal, 5e - air mail, 6g - ordinary , 7a - snail mail, 8c - surface mail

Answer 2

1. Mail is more commonly used in British English. 2. Post is more commonly used in US English. 3. Post is the noun that is quite often used in British English. 4. The official name of the organization is the Royal Mail. 5. The system for sending messages by plane is called air mail. 6. The expression snail mail is used for letters, packages etc that go by road, rail or sea. 7. The informal expression snail mail is used by people who use e-mail to describe the system of sending letters by mail. 8. a) snail mail.